By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer
WILLOW ISLAND, W.Va.— Gov. Jim Justice called stories citing a lawsuit between one of his companies and FirstEnergy Solutions, the owners of Pleasants Power Station, an attack on his honor during a bill signing Tuesday for a $12.5 million tax break to keep the station open.
Justice was at Pleasants Power Station Tuesday to sign House Bill 207, granting FES a business and occupation tax break officials said was needed to keep the plant open past a May 2022 deactivation date.
During his remarks, Justice took time to address recent articles about a lawsuit brought by FES — a spin-off of FirstEnergy Corp. …
