CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) has awarded a $6.7 million contract to the March-Westin Company, Inc. of Morgantown to construct a new Tomblin Wildlife Management Area Visitor Center and Elk Viewing Platform in Logan County. Construction on the new facility will begin this spring with an anticipated opening in  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today announced the appointment of Ann Urling as the Interim Inspector General for the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Health Facilities. Urling, the Governor's Deputy Chief of Staff, is a dedicated public servant with extensive experience in government operations and accountability. She will be responsible for leading the independent oversigh  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement: * * * Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement today following the news that Cleveland-Cliffs is closing their Weirton facility: "The news of Cleveland-Cliffs closing their Weirton operation hits me like a ton of bricks. Nearly 900 West Virginia jobs are lost; it's a gut punch to families, to the community and to our state's very spirit. And it's all because of an unwise, irrespons  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 17 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: The legislative deadline for members of the West Virginia House of Delegates to introduce bills passed this week as committees continued to deliberate and move those proposals through the legislative process. A bill that would help provide funds for employees of childcare centers to pay for childcare themselves advanced from the House Committee on Senior, Children and Family   more