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On the second day of the 2024 legislative session and a day after West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice went over the bullet points of his proposed appropriations, the Senate Finance Committee discussed the details of the proposed FY 2025 budget, which would increase the state budget by $400 million.

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County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a bill passed by the

While lawmakers and the governor might not see eye to eye on the budget, they both say they want the same thing: a flat one.

Concern about school shootings led the WV Senate to pass a bill allowing county boards to contract retired law enforcement officers as armed security personnel at public schools.

CHARLESTON – The budget proposal handed to lawmakers Wednesday night by Gov. Jim Justice raised several questions for the leader of the Senate Finance Committee Thursday morning.

CHARLESTON — A West Virginia lawmaker called for an investigation and audit of a non-profit organization often activated for flood relief in the state. Duri

Lawmakers have asked the the Committee on Special Investigations, the State Auditor’s Office and the West Virginia Legislative Auditor’s Office to look into funding received by WV Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — At six months into the current fiscal year, its too early to tell if the state will meet the revenue collection benchmarks required to trigger

CHARLESTON – A West Virginia lawmaker called for an investigation and audit of a non-profit organization often activated for flood relief in the state.