Morrisey and Williams deliver pitches for economic development

August 31, 2024

Two leading candidates for governor gave their views on economic development to business leaders from around West Virginia. Republican Patrick Morrisey and Democrat Steve Williams each spoke this past week to those gathered at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual business summit. The two were not debating, but they made back-to-back addresses to the gathering. Morrisey is a three-term state attorney general who has a home in Harpers Ferry. Williams is the three-term mayor of Huntington. They’re matched up in the Nov. 5 general election. Morrisey, who spoke first, ...

Greenbrier Hotel: no interruptions in health care coverage for workers

August 29, 2024

The Greenbrier Hotel says there will be no interruptions in health care coverage for union employees and their families. “The Greenbrier cares about its team members as part of the family, and these great people take world-class care of guests from around the world. They are an essential part of The Greenbrier experience and make us proud every day,” representatives of The Greenbrier Hotel Corp. said in a written statement Thursday. The Greenbrier Hotel is owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family. The governor addressed the situation Thursday at a statewide news briefing in ...

UDSA Natural Resources Conservation Service chief pays a visit to Morgantown

August 27, 2024

MORGANTOWN – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby came to town on Tuesday to visit an urban farm and a climate monitoring site. He was joined by local and state members of the NRCS and other USDA agencies. “I just wanted to get out and see some of the things ...

Compensation to increase for caregivers of disabled family members

August 24, 2024

The Justice administration announced some relief in the longstanding issue of reimbursement rates for the companies providing support for families taking care of loved ones with disabilities. Providers have been notified that the Bureau for Medical Services will increase compensation by 15% on Oct. 1, according to an announcement by the Justice administration. Gov. Jim Justice discussed the increased rates during his weekly administration briefing. Justice said he is proud of the move. He described the work his administration has done over the years to help people move off the ...

Remembering Jean Friend: Getting it right, and on the record, for 63 years as Mon’s circuit clerk

August 23, 2024

It was a tale of two addresses for Jean Friend, the longtime circuit clerk of Monongalia County who died Aug. 14 in Morgantown at the age of 95. Two addresses, with two specific dates, and two common concerns — attached, as they were — by a time bridge then spanning 56 years. The ...

Justice mining companies are all broke

August 22, 2024

Early this month, lawyers representing federal agencies asked for 23 coal companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family to be held in contempt because over the past year they have made late payments or no payments at all on a settlement agreement over mine safety fines. Now, a lawyer for the Justice coal companies is responding in court that there’s a good reason: The companies have empty pockets. A filing this week on behalf of the Justices has a subsection in all capital letters titled, “DEFENDANTS HAVE NO ABILITY TO PAY.” “While the Defendants have not entirely ...