West Virginia Attorney General
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Submission open for Kids Kick Opioids contest
CHARLESTON – West Virginia, the state with the highest drug overdose death rate in the country, will seek again this year to promote student awareness of prescription painkiller abuse with the 2018 Kids Kick Opioids contest. -
W.Va. joins coalition pushing to help protect employees from sexual harassment
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently joined a bipartisan coalition of 56 states and territories urging Congress to end secret, forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment. -
Morrisey announces fraud investigation nets prison sentence
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General announced that an Eastern Panhandle contractor is now heading to prison after an investigation conducted by his office and partners. -
Morrisey sympathizes with teachers, stands ready to take action for state
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General says he remains ready to take action regarding the statewide teacher and school service personnel walkout that now has been going on for more than a week. -
Memo lays out plan for Charleston Newspapers' bankruptcy sale
CHARLESTON – In less than one week, bids are due from potential buyers for Charleston Newspapers. If Ogden Newspapers is, as expected, the sole bidder for the March 6 U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing, it becomes the new owner of the parent company of the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The March 8 auction would be cancelled. -
Attorney General, others discuss national opioid fight
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and six other attorneys generals to discuss a new plan to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic. -
Jenkins, Morrisey go toe-to-toe over state's plan to stop drug problem
CHARLESTON – Two of the leading Republican candidates for Joe Manchin’s U.S. Senate seat continue to spar in a war of words. -
AG's office says contractor probe leads to criminal indictment
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office recently led an investigation that resulted in the indictment of a contractor operating in the Mountain State. -
Morrisey, faith leaders team up to discuss opioid problem in Putnam County
HURRICANE — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey traveled to Putnam County to continue a faith-based initiative aimed at empowering religious groups across the Mountain State in the fight against substance abuse. -
Federal judge remands opioid lawsuits back to Boone Circuit Court
CHARLESTON – District Judge David Faber has remanded a lawsuit against McKesson Corporation regarding the opioid epidemic in Boone County back to state court. -
Attorney general holds course to educate public about human trafficking
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office recently held an educational course on human trafficking in Wheeling as part of the office's efforts to “take the lead in combating this emerging crime." -
AG's office warns against price gouging during state of emergency
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is warning against price gouging during a state of emergency given reports of heavy rain across the state. Laws prohibiting such activity took effect early Feb. 17 with Gov. Jim Justice's declaration of a state of emergency in all 55 counties. -
House bill to limit AG’s use of settlement funds passes 90-7
CHARLESTON – A House of Delegates bill that would limit how the attorney general’s office uses lawsuit settlement funds was voted on and passed 90-7 on Feb. 13. -
Jenkins ahead of Morrisey in Senate race, according to new poll
CHARLESTON – A new poll shows U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins leading the Republican field in the race for Joe Manchin's U.S. Senate seat. -
Morrisey wants legislation to help fight opioid problem
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has unveiled proposed legislation to increase police efforts and strengthen prescribing guidelines in the fight against opioid abuse. -
AG's disability fraud unit surpasses $8.1M in total savings
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey office’s disability fraud partnership has achieved more than $8.1 million in total savings during its first two years of operation. -
AG's office reminds consumers to protect info when filing taxes
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is reminding residents to be cautious and to protect personal information when preparing and filing the necessary tax documents this year. -
Morrisey joins brief to ban dismemberment abortions
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently joined a 24-state effort asking a federal appeals court to uphold state laws banning a disturbing type of abortion. -
Most Gazette-Mail employees will have to reapply for jobs, lose seniority
CHARLESTON – Charleston Newspapers employees were provided some details of the company’s bankruptcy and pending sale to another newspaper company. -
Ogden Newspapers bids almost $11M to buy Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON – A Wheeling-based newspaper company has bid almost $11 million to buy the Charleston Gazette-Mail and its assets, according to court documents.