Gov. Jim Justice, former supporter of property tax cuts for businesses, has concluded the state would get more economic juice from an income tax cut — and that it can’t afford to do both. The governor said the state’s current financial health now means it can afford a significant ...
MORGANTOWN – Hundreds of people gathered under a giant tent in from of the new WVU Medicine Children’s hospital Saturday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by guided tours. The $215 million, 150-bed hospital will accept its first patients Thursday. WVU Medicine and ...
MORGANTOWN — COVID numbers in West Virginia and across the nation are improving, but it's too soon to relax, Gov. Jim Justice and his team said Monday. The numbers: 1,850 active cases; 1,223 new cases; 298 hospitalized; 49 in ICUs; and 18 on ventilators. Commenting on the hospital ...
MORGANTOWN – A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway – the No. 7 Fortune 500 company – will buy more than 2,000 acres in Ravenswood to build the first-of-its-kind renewable energy microgrid-powered industrial site. Gov. Jim Justice made the announcement Tuesday morning, joined by members ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Legislature passed a green-energy economic development bill and two bills to pave some secondary roads across the state during a one-day special session Monday. The roads bills channel $150 million of Fiscal Year 2022 surplus to the Road Fund, Gov. Jim Justice said ...
MORGANTOWN – Public Health Commissioner Ayne Amjad will take on an altered role in Gov. Jim Justice's COVID leadership team. Justice, Amjad and Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch talked about the new role during Tuesday's briefing. Also on Tuesday's topic list ...