Latest West Virginia state government News
Years after strike, West Virginia public workers push back against another insurance cost increase
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The agency in charge of managing health insurance for more than 200,000 government workers in West Virginia is facing pushback over proposed premium increases, five years after public school employees went on strike over rising health care costs. The state...
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won't seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state. Manchin, 76, said he made the decision “after months of...
Local governments in West Virginia to start seeing opioid settlement money this year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Local governments in West Virginia will start seeing opioid settlement money by the year's end, the board in charge of distributing the lion’s share of around $1 billion in funds announced Monday. Around $73.5 million will be deployed to municipalities...
Wisconsin's Democratic governor sues Republican Legislature over blocking basic functions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday sued the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions, including signing off on pay raises for university employees that were previously approved. Evers is asking...
Reporter wins support after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the journalist is Chinese
Advocates and Nebraska lawmakers are defending a reporter after Gov. Jim Pillen said her story about environmental concerns at his farms wasn't worth discussing because the reporter was from “communist China.” The Asian American Journalists Association, the chair of the...
West Virginia pathologists perform twice as many autopsies as industry standard amid shortages
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Forensic pathologists in West Virginia are being asked to perform at least twice as many autopsies as the national best practice standard, resulting in significant delays, the state office of the chief examiner said Tuesday. West Virginia's current...
The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from former coal company CEO Don Blankenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that major news outlets defamed him by calling him a “felon.” The justices left in place an appellate ruling against Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey...
Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn't properly evaluate people's eligibility after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials said Thursday. ...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 6, 2023. Editorial: Jim Justice suddenly cares about labor? Labor Day is one of those holidays that can sometimes go by without much thought in the collective consciousness of the country. To many, it’s more a...
West Virginia governor wants lawmakers to revisit law allowing high school athletic transfers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday he would like state lawmakers to take another look at a new law addressing high school sports transfers after several football games involved lopsided scores to start the season. Ten West Virginia high school...
