MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $626,900 to 13 agencies, concluding its first opioid settlement grant process. In addition to the hundreds of millions of settlement dollars to be distributed at the state level through the West Virginia First ...
Two officers in Gov. Jim Justice’s sprawling family business have been held in civil contempt by a federal judge who concluded they have stonewalled about financial information in a longstanding case. Jay Justice, the governor’s son, and Stephen Ball, general counsel for various businesses owned by the Justice family, each have been ordered to pay sanctions of $250 a day until the court considers them fully in compliance by providing financial details. U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove filed his order Friday in Kentucky, saying the officers “must be brought to account. ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced that West Virginians in need of materials for the upcoming school year will be able to save money during the state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday. The holiday runs Friday through Monday. During this holiday, certain back-to-school items are exempt from sales tax, such as clothing, school supplies, instructional materials, laptops and tablets, and sports equipment. The Sales Tax Holiday begins Friday will continue through 11:59 p.m. Monday. To learn more about what can and cannot be purchased tax-free during this time period and ...
The State of West Virginia has withdrawn two liens against The Greenbrier Hotel, which is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family, that were originally put in place over unpaid sales taxes. The two liens withdrawn this month in Greenbrier County together amount to $897,615. One lien of $566,800 was withdrawn on July 16. Another lien of $330,815 was withdrawn July 8. A tax lien is a legal claim against the assets of a person or business who fails to pay taxes owed. Merchants collect sales taxes from customers but that’s never their money. It’s the customer’s money ...
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $7,941,452 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support critical medical research, hospital preparedness, prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases, family planning services, and substance use disorder and mental health service projects throughout West Virginia. “I’m pleased HHS is investing more than $7.9 million to expand our knowledge of infectious diseases and numerous other medical research projects at West Virginia University,” said Manchin. ...
MORGANTOWN — A citywide ban on camping or using “camp paraphernalia” on any public property will be up for discussion when Morgantown City Council convenes for Tuesday’s committee-of-the-whole session. Included on the posted meeting agenda is an ordinance creating a new article ...
