A controversial bill affecting West Virginia’s unemployment system is now law after Gov. Jim Justice took no action on it. The governor had until midnight Wednesday to sign or veto dozens of bills. By about 5:30 p.m., the governor’s office sent out a statement saying he had taken ...
Lawmakers who supported a bill with exceptions to West Virginia’s school vaccination policies predict it will be back next year and bigger than ever. “If I have any say in it, absolutely,” said Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson. Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday vetoed a bill ...
Gov. Jim Justice vetoed a bill loosening vaccination requirements in some schools, drawing praise from health care organizations. “Since this legislation was passed, I have heard constant, strong opposition to this legislation from our State’s medical community,” Justice wrote in his ...
Gov. Jim Justice, who has been swamped with calls and letters about a vaccination exemption bill, says he’ll need up to the last day to decide. “I’m very, very close to reaching a decision. I understand both sides. I think I understand it really, really well,” Justice said in ...
A coalition of education and healthcare organizations has been coordinating to encourage Gov. Jim Justice to veto a bill that would loosen some vaccination standards in West Virginia schools. “We previously joined other healthcare providers across the state to express our opposition to ...
Are you in the market for a helicopter previously owned by the family business of Gov. Jim Justice? If so, your big break could be just over the horizon. A 2009 Bell 427 that has been the subject of a dispute over the past few months is now listed publicly for sale. “Two Owners Since ...