By MAX GARLAND, RYAN QUINN and JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rare is the news conference where Gov. Jim Justice shows up without his whiteboards. Since he began making public appearances as a governor, Justice has kept the whiteboards by his side. As his news conferences have become[Read More…]
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West Virginia auditor details RISE WV problems
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Commerce in 2017 entered into six illegal contracts, totaling $18 million, with the accounting firm Horne LLP, which specializes in disaster recovery and grant management services, a legislative auditor told lawmakers Sunday at the June interim Post[Read More…]
Justice says some information given by auditors is wrong
The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Sunday evening that some of the information the Legislative Auditor’s Office shared Sunday with members of the Post Audits Subcommittee was incorrect. “The Legislative Auditor today released their report on the audit of the RISE WV Program,” Justice said in a[Read More…]
West Virginia native to become first black woman president of AMA
By JOE SEVERINO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dr. Patrice Harris is a Bluefield native, a West Virginia University alumni, and she is now the first African-American woman elected as president of the American Medical Association. Harris will become the 174th president of the AMA in June 2019, and is[Read More…]
Auditors seek answers to nearly $29 million in Supreme Court spending
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s unclear how the West Virginia Supreme Court accumulated more than $29 million in its excess revenue fund in fiscal year 2012, nor have legislative auditors found an accurate explanation as to how the court spent that amount down to a little[Read More…]
PEIA director, West Virginia AFT president say funding stream is vital for changes
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The president of the American Federation of Teachers for West Virginia said Sunday that providing a funding stream for the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) will be foundational to changes that teachers, service employees and others who are enrolled in the insurance[Read More…]
Farm program provides opportunity for adults with developmental disabilities
By TIFFANY TOWNER Times West Virginian GRAFTON, W.Va. — Ann Burns’ son has autism. Now a high school junior, Isaiah has received excellent programming in Marion County through all his school years, Burns said, but after he graduates, programs and job opportunities for him will be limited. “He is not[Read More…]
WVU Board of Governors approves 2019 budget, including tuition, salary increases
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A $1.1 billion budget unanimously approved Friday (June 22) by the West Virginia University Board of Governors includes $15 million for additional pay raises for faculty and staff during FY2019. While the State provided $3.1 million in state funding for the pay raises, the University was required to identify[Read More…]
West Virginia secretary of transportation to discuss road plans
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia secretary of transportation plans to meet with every county in the state to discuss the progress of the Gov. Jim Justice’s Roads to Prosperity program, according to a press release. Justice said he appointed Secretary of Transportation Tom Smith to meet with[Read More…]
