WV Press Release Sharing LEON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice held a signing ceremony Tuesday for four education-related bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature. The ceremony took place in front of a packed gym full of students at Leon Elementary School.  “For our students to succeed, they have to feel[Read More…]

By Roger Adkins, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Governor’s Office released surveillance footage Tuesday from a casino that allegedly shows an off-duty West Virginia State Police trooper stealing money that was left behind by another person. The release of the footage comes a day after Gov. Jim Justice announced the forced resignation[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday that Jan Cahill had resigned his position as Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police. Gov. Justice announced the appointment of Jack Chambers as Interim Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police. Chambers retired from the West Virginia State[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that at 9:30 a.m. this morning, Jan Cahill resigned his position as Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police. Gov. Justice will address his resignation, announce a new interim superintendent, and announce additional actions that will be taken moving[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – Gov. Jim Justice held a signing ceremony this week for four bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature.  The first bill was HB 2024, the $4.874 billion Fiscal Year 2024 budget that was passed by the West Virginia Legislature.  “I thank Speaker Hanshaw, President Blair and all of[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With 15 minutes left in the 2023 regular legislative session, the West Virginia House of Delegates squeezed in approval of one final bill. It was West Virginia Coal Association-backed legislation that would reboot an economic development office to coordinate federal grant expenses,[Read More…]

Senator says President has ‘misplaced priorities’ By Steven Allen Adams, Ogden Newspapers CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said a budget proposal for the next fiscal year from President Joe Biden is likely “dead on arrival” in Congress. Speaking during a virtual briefing with West Virginia reporters from her[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-WV, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and John Barrasso, R-WY, Ranking Member of the Senate ENR Committee, introduced America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023 (AORA).  Originally introduced in the 117th Congress as the Outdoor Recreation Act, the bipartisan legislation[Read More…]

$16.6 million returned so far this fiscal year WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore this week announced his Office’s Unclaimed Property Division returned more than $2.4 million worth of unclaimed property to individuals, businesses and other organizations during the month of February – continuing the[Read More…]