MORGANTOWN – State Senate Finance chair Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, has written to the U.S. Treasury Office of Inspector General to investigate whether the transfer of $28.375 million in unappropriated CARES Act funds to a discretionary account of Gov. Jim Justice violated any federal law, ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged three inter-related bills with financial significance at a ceremonial signing of a budget bill, a bill making changes to the insurance program for public employees and a bill reflecting a pay raise for public employees. The governor described ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday his administration is close to concluding an investigation of the State Police. “The investigation, I’m told, is going to conclude this week,” Justice said in response to a question during a briefing. “Most things, you know, take extra ...
CHARLESTON — The Wall Street Journal has reported that Gov. Jim Justice’s family has started exploring the sale of coal assets, and the governor is vehement that has nothing to do with his consideration of a U.S. Senate run. “The thing that blows me away about stuff like that is they ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia will receive more than $18 million in federal funds to address the presence of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. State Health Officer Matthew Christiansen shared that news during Gov. Jim Justice's Wednesday administration update press ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice called a state of emergency over staffing in West Virginia jails in August and called for better pay during his State of the State address in January. Yet the regular legislative session ended without improvement in pay for corrections officers beyond the ...