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Glade Springs sends notice to employees

Employees of the Resort at Glade Springs received notification of an upcoming change in their management company that could affect their employment status. The resort is under the umbrella of Gov. Jim Justice’s network of family-owned companies, and the management company is led by some ...

Delegates bewildered over veto

Delegate Joe Statler was at an education conference out of state when he heard the governor vetoed a bill intended to provide $2 million support groundbreaking research at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. Statler, R-Monongalia, was gobsmacked. “You talk ...

Gov.: Human services funding a ‘dog’s mess’

Gov. Jim Justice signed a budget passed on the final night of the regular legislative session — but he wants to call lawmakers back to fill gaps in healthcare and human services allocations. “I will absolutely call our legislators back into special session, and I will call them back ...

Budget bill comes in at wire

CHARLESTON — West Virginia lawmakers passed a $4.96 billion general revenue budget Saturday in the final hours of the regular legislative session. The budget included average 5% pay raises for state employees and a three-year phase-out of state taxes on Social Security, both priorities ...