From the Office of the Governor: CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice visited the annual West Virginia Educational Conference on Litter Control & Solid Waste Management at Canaan Valley Resort State Park on Monday, presenting more than $1.5 million in Recycling Assistance Grants to 27 local governments, educational institutions,[Read More…]
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Media Advisory: Officials set press conference for insulin caravan to Canada
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. House of Delegates has issued the following media advisory for a press conference at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Monongalia Co. Health Department, 453 Van Voorhis Rd., Morgantown, WV. WHAT: Press Conference on Insulin Caravan to Canada, Two-state (Virginia & West Virginia), bipartisan bus trip to[Read More…]
West Virginia Tourism Industry outpaces national growth by 58 percent
Report released to public Release from the Office of the Governor: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday (Oct. 16, 2019) that West Virginia’s tourism industry grew for the second consecutive year in 2018. This two-year growth trend reverses years of decline and outpaces national growth by 58 percent.[Read More…]
John ‘J.R.” Pitsenbarger appointed to W.Va. Senate in District 11
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today (Thursday, Oct. 17) Gov. Jim Justice appointed John “J.R.” Pitsenbarger to the 11th Senatorial District seat, vacated by the resignation of Greg Boso. The district covers all of Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, and Webster counties; as well as part of Grant County. Pitsenbarger and his wife[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice awards grants at Huntington Tri-State, Yeager, and Mercer Co. airports
From the office of the Governor: CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice joined leaders with the West Virginia Aeronautics Commission (WVAC) today, holding a series of events at a trio of airports across the state, to present hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-worth of grant funding to go toward major improvement projects. The grant award ceremonies[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate President Carmichael issued statement on U.S. Supreme Court impeachment ruling
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied the State Senate’ appeal of last year’s state Supreme Court impeachment ruling. “Although we are deeply disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear our appeal, we[Read More…]
W.Va. House of Delegates Speaker Hanshaw issued statement on U.S. Supreme Court impeachment ruling
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied granting a writ of certiorari in the House of Delegates’ appeal of last year’s state Supreme Court impeachment ruling. “We’re disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court denied our petition in this appeal,[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WV Press financial snapshot graphic available
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association has shared a Financial snapshot graphic on the editors’ email list. It’s provided as a stand-alone feature or to be used with coverage of the preparation of W.Va. state agency budgets. It is prepared with the assistance of the W.VA. Senate Financial[Read More…]
W.Va. revenue collections for September up over last year
First Quarter of Fiscal year 2020 $29.8 million under revenue estimates From the Office of the Governor: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice reported today that September 2019 revenue collections resulted in a $20 million surplus, which was 5.4% above prior year receipts. The month of September also marks the end[Read More…]
W.Va. Delegate Sharon Lewis Malcolm dead at 72
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today issued the following statement on the death of Delegate Sharon Lewis Malcolm, R-Kanawha, who passed away peacefully in her sleep over the weekend at the age of 72. “It is with great shock and sadness that we mourn the sudden loss[Read More…]
