By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As drug overdose deaths soar in West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice pledged Wednesday night to support West Virginia University’s research on opioid addiction, but he offered no comprehensive plan for addressing the health crisis. In his State of the State address, Justice[Read More…]
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PHOTO GALLERY: West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s Second State of the State
The Register-Herald See Chris Jackson’s photos from Governor Jim Justice’s Second State of the State Wednesday in the House Chambers of the West Virginia Capitol on Wednesday. See more from The Register-Herald
Huntington-area legislators want details after West Virginia State of State speech
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginia’s “head coach” Gov. Jim Justice’s State of the State address Wednesday night left local legislators optimistic but searching for details. The governor, who said he wouldn’t mind being called “coach” during a speech filled with sports analogies, laid out his plans for[Read More…]
Mid-Ohio Valley lawmakers voice support for West Virginia Gov. Justice’s proposals
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Local lawmakers are looking forward to getting started as the governor laid out what he saw as being important priorities to work on in the upcoming legislative session. Gov. Jim Justice gave his State of the State address Wednesday[Read More…]
Justice’s speech includes optimism for West Virginia
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice rallied optimism in his state of the state address, proposing new spending measures including pay raises for all state employees, increased funding to tourism and commerce, and elimination of the business inventory tax. Justice delivered his second state of[Read More…]
Delegates, special guests echo cautious optimism following Gov. Justice positive State of the State address
By JOHN DAHLIA NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Enthusiastic optimism was the prevailing theme of Gov. Jim Justice’s State of the State address Wednesday night in Charleston, said many of those in attendance. “I’ve thought a lot about what has happened in the last 12 months,” Gov. Justice said to[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates gavel in, introducing roughly 500 carryover bills
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates assembled Wednesday at noon for the first day of the Legislative session, introducing more than 500 carryover bills. Many of those bills focused on taxes, education, state worker compensation and benefits, as well as health, hunting and social issues. •[Read More…]
Putnam County delegate to be assistant House majority leader
Staff report Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Republican lawmaker from Putnam County has been picked as assistant majority leader for the state House of Delegates. Geoff Foster was appointed to the post Monday by House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, according to a news release from the House. Foster, who[Read More…]
Delegate’s motion to oust West Virginia Speaker Armstead tabled
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Republican delegate from the Eastern Panhandle attempted to oust the Speaker of the House of Delegates from the House floor Wednesday, the first day of the 2018 legislative session. Delegate S. Marshall Wilson, R-Berkeley, made a motion to vacate the position[Read More…]
Berkeley delegate moves to unseat Speaker of the House
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate S. Marshall Wilson, R-Berkeley, made a motion Wednesday, the first day of the 2018 session of the West Virginia Legislature, to unseat Speaker of the House Tim Armstead. “This is my duty,” Wilson told The Register-Herald. “I’m not frustrated or angry.[Read More…]