CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced two appointments during a news conference today, naming current Secretary of Revenue David J. Hardy to fill the seat left by Judge Joanna Tabit's death in September, and then naming Larry Pack to fill Hardy's position.
CHARLESTON – A federal judge says a federal lawsuit challenging systemic deficiencies in the state’s foster care system is “tailor-made” for class action status.
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against 13 coal companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family for unpaid civil penalties and reclamation fee debts.
CHARLESTON – The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has sued the governor’s office demanding the release of records related to Gov. Jim Justice’s office schedule or calendar since he took office in January 2017.
MARTINSVILLE, Virginia – Companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice have asked a Virginia judge to set aside 11 confessed judgments totaling more than $300 million.
MARTINSVILLE, Virginia – A Virginia judge has issued an injunction against Gov. Jim Justice’s son to stop him from talking about a court case involving his family’s businesses and a Virginia-based bank.
CHARLESTON – Three women who regularly used the female locker room at the West Virginia State Police Academy have filed a notice of intent to sue over allegations a hidden camera was used there.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed a senate bill recognizing the creation of the West Virginia First Foundation that will manage nearly $1 billion in opioid settlements.
CHARLESTON – State Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr has sent a letter to the federal government asking it to look into the transfer of almost $30 million of federal COVID relief money to a fund operated by Gov. Jim Justice’s office that was the source of $10 million for Marshall University’s new baseball stadium.
CHARLESTON – He still hasn’t officially entered the gubernatorial race, but a recent poll shows West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey leads all Republican contenders.
Gov. Jim Justice held a signing ceremony at the former Weirton Steel mill for House Bill 2882, which appropriates $105 million to the West Virginia Economic Development Project Fund to be used for Form Energy’s new battery manufacturing facility.
The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission is currently receiving applications to fill the family court vacancy on the 13th Family Court Circuit serving Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming Counties.
A poll by McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund says Justice is beating everybody in the world for West Virginia’s Senate seat. That include Alex Mooney, Patrick Morrisey and even incumbent Joe Manchin.
CHARLESTON — Abortion providers and advocates have filed a federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s near-total abortion ban passed into law last year.
