WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation calling for the West Virginia Legislature to convene in Special Session at 4 p.m. today: Sunday, Aug. 6. An form email from the Governor announcing the Special Session went out to the media at 3:28 p.m. today. “The[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. —  U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, filed an Amicus Curiae — Friend of the Court — brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s, emergency application to vacate the stays of[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore has announced his Office’s Unclaimed Property Division returned a new record-high $26.8 million worth of unclaimed property to individuals, businesses and organizations during the last fiscal year – over $8 million more than the previous record set during the[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Projects to install or upgrade ADA curb ramps in nearly two dozen communities around West Virginia are among 20 projects included in a bid letting conducted by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. The projects are a part of[Read More…]

Fiscal Year 2023 closes at $1.8 billion over estimate WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s cumulative revenue collections for Fiscal Year 2023 will come in at $1.8 billion over estimate – shattering the all-time record for biggest single-year revenue surplus in state history for[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. —The WV Department of Education has issued the following media advisory: The WV Department of Education will hosts INVEST Conference with hundreds of educator teams participate to focus on student learning WHAT:           West Virginia Department of Education INVEST Conference                         (Infuse, Network, Value, Engage, Support, Target)  WHEN:           June 27-29, 2023,[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, WV – West Virginians are invited to the State Culture Center at the Capitol Complex in Charleston today to celebrate West Virginia’s 160th birthday. The first 160 people to arrive will receive a limited edition 160th birthday commemorative gift handmade by local artisans with the Black[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va –  WV Secretary of State Mac Warner has issued the follow notice to business owners to file their Annual Report by the statutory deadline of June 30th.  Businesses that miss the June 30th deadline will be flagged in the state’s database as out of compliance. Late[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing PRINCETON, W.Va. —  West Virginia State Auditor JB McCuskey was at the Mercer County Board of Education meeting Monday night to recognize a Mercer County Board of Education employee for her outstanding use of the local government purchasing card (P-Card), earning the highest rebate of any[Read More…]

Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threw his weight behind State Treasurer Riley Moore for the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary in 2024. In a statement released Monday afternoon by the Moore campaign, McCarthy, R-Calif., announced his support for Moore to succeed U.S.[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $270,000 from the Department of Education (DOE) to purchase equipment for Fairmont State University’s Aviation Center for Excellence. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore has announced his office returned more than $3.6 million worth of unclaimed property to individuals, businesses and organizations during the month of May – continuing a record-setting pace for returns this fiscal year. “We’re proud to be returning money[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council announced funding for two water projects at its meeting on June 7. Details for the projects are listed below. Marshall County Public Service District 3The council approved a $799,992 critical need grant to the Marshall County[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charles S. Trump IV of Morgan County, chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the West Virginia Senate, has announced that he intends to be a candidate in 2024 for the open seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.             “Like many[Read More…]

WV Press Report with updates from Williamson Daily News and The Mingo Messenger CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This weekend United States and West Virginia flags on state-owned facilities are half-staff in honor and remembrance of Sgt. Cory Maynard of the West Virginia State Police.  Maynard was killed Friday in an on-duty shooting[Read More…]

Senator visits construction site, hosts press conference in Charleston on Friday CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Following Thursday’s vote in Washington on the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement to secure the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., was back in Charleston on Friday, meeting with gas industry representatives,[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing Plan is EPA’s largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $315 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced $5,466,135 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Program for ten initiatives across West Virginia. The funding is made possible[Read More…]

Grand Prize Winner to be Announced at September Culture Center Ceremony WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore has announced the 15 regional student winners and statewide teacher winner of this year’s SMART529 “When I Grow Up” essay contest. Now in its 16th year, the annual essay[Read More…]

Gov. Justice announces Nation’s newest national park earns Outside Magazine’s 2023 travel award CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that The New River Gorge has been named Best Family Trip in the U.S. by Outside Magazine, making another major travel award for West Virginia. Each year, Outside selects one winning[Read More…]