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The petition is scheduled to be heard by the justices on March 16. The petitioners – Lisa Wilkinson, Heather Morris, Kathryn A. Bradley, Pamela Stumpf and Lula V. Dickerson – are five state employees. But the case could affect up to 40,000 public employees. The respondents are Gov. Jim Justice, Auditor John B. McCuskey, former Treasurer John Perdue, Secretary of State Mac Warner, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and state Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins. “We think it’s responsible and good that the Supreme Court is going to hear this important case affecting the paychecks of...

CHARLESTON — State Treasurer Riley Moore and State Auditor J.B. McCuskey have both called for legislation after a legislative report found that the West Virgi

CHARLESTON — Treasurer Riley Moore and Auditor J.B. McCuskey have both called for legislation after a legislative report found that the West Virginia Econo

Audit prompts WVa treasurer to seek greater agency oversight By JOHN RABYJanuary 27, 2021 GMT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore said Wednesday his office will seek greater oversight of an agency that a legislative audit says did not keep adequate records of a loan program intended to boost the state’s economy. Moore, a Republican who took office earlier this month after defeating six-term incumbent Democrat John Perdue in November, said in a statement that the proposed transparency and accountability measures are aimed at taxpayer funds used by the state Economi...

Staff writer CHARLESTON — Treasurer Riley Moore and Auditor J.B. McCuskey have both called for legislation after a legislative report found that the West Virginia Economic Development Authority wasted nearly $25 million on failed venture capital programs. In a press release Wednesday, Moore said he was working with the Legislature on bills to increase oversight, transparency and accountability for funds managed by state agencies after the Legislature’s Post Audit Division found the EDA lost track of a $25 million Non-Recourse Loan Program started in 2002. “As your new Treasurer, I am no...