West Virginia Attorney General
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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General
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Middle school drug prevention program expanded by Morrisey, Marshall University
HUNTINGTON – The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office and Marshall University are expanding a drug prevention program designed to educate middle school students about the perils of prescription opioid abuse. -
W.Va. leaders hail withdrawal of EPA Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration is abandoning the Clean Power Plan which was supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
Morrisey raises nearly $700K for Senate campaign in third quarter
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s campaign for U.S. Senate raised nearly $700,000 in the third quarter of 2017. -
W.Va., 11 other states reinforce support banning sanctuary cities
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry are leading a multistate coalition in reinforcing support for the right of individual states to prohibit sanctuary cities within their borders. -
Partnership nets ninth drug trafficking conviction
WHEELING – A Wheeling man pleaded guilty Oct. 5 to trafficking cocaine in the state’s Northern Panhandle, making it the ninth conviction credited to a partnership between West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Acting U.S. Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen. -
Jenkins: Schumer 'not welcome here in West Virginia'
CHARLESTON –U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is coming to West Virginia next month for a Democratic fundraiser. -
AG's office reaches $100,000 prescription settlement with Kmart
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has announced a $100,000 settlement to resolve a dispute with K-Mart, pushing total settlements in the broader case to more than $7.9 million. -
AG, State Police team to expedite drug offender prosecution
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Attorney General's office and the West Virginia State Police announced a $1 million contribution to accelerate the prosecution of drug offenders by providing much needed resources to reduce the state Forensic Laboratory’s backlog of drug identification tests. -
Bannon seems to be firmly seated on the Morrisey train
CHARLESTON – Former White House adviser Steve Bannon seemingly is throwing his support behind West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s 2018 U.S. Senate campaign. -
Manchin critical of W.Va. House delegation for MSHA funding vote
CHARLESTON – Sen. Joe Manchin recently criticized West Virginia’s three Republican congressmen for voting against additional funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration. -
Why does the fight against opioid insurance incentives matter?
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently led a coalition of 37 states and territories urging health insurance companies to examine financial incentives that contribute to the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. Using information from Morrisey's office, the following question and answer guide explains why the initiative matters. -
Citizens United endorses Morrisey in U.S. Senate race
CHARLESTON – The Citizens United Political Victory Fund has endorsed West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in the 2018 race for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Democratic Senator Joe Manchin. -
Morrisey advises buyers to beware of flooded cars hitting market
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging consumers to exercise caution when purchasing used vehicles potentially submerged by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma’s flooding rains. -
Morrisey leads 25-state coalition supporting abolition of waters rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with Wisconsin Attorney General Brad D. Schimel, is leading a 25-state coalition in support of permanently rescinding language used in the 2015 Waters of the United States rule. -
Morrisey hails prosecution of kickback scheme, $510K returned to state
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey praised Acting U.S. Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen for her office’s successful prosecution of a kickback scheme set to yield $510,000 in restitution paid to the state of West Virginia. -
Morrisey, other AGs fight against opioid incentives
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of 37 states and territories urging health insurance companies to examine financial incentives that contribute to the opioid epidemic in West Virginia. -
AGs office holds contractor in contempt with possible jail time
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has announced it recently secured a court order holding an area contractor in contempt with the threat of jail time should the contractor continue his failure to comply with an agreement to stop home improvement contracting and pay more than $24,500 in fines and restitution. -
AG's office returns more than $22K to victims of charter bus company
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently mailed checks totaling $22,682 to groups and individuals, refunding their payments for canceled services from a charter bus company. -
W.Va, seven other states support laws banning sanctuary cities
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry are leading a multistate coalition supporting the right of individual states to prohibit sanctuary cities within their borders. -
AG's office returns $600K more to state, total now above $38M
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has returned more than $600,000 to the state general fund.