Lawmakers dig into Justice administration’s budget proposal
West Virginia’s Senate Finance chairman expressed concern that some Justice administration spending proposals characterized as one-time allocations could instead blossom into ongoing expenses. Gov. Jim Justice’s financial team is proposing a general fund budget of $5.22 billion, a figure that includes a few proposed tax cuts along with spending increases such as pay raises for state workers. Administration officials have said their proposed budget has enough cushion for one-time expenditures as the fiscal year progresses. Now it’s up to the Legislature to begin assessing ...
