Leann Ray

With less than a week left of the 2024 West Virginia regular legislative session, lawmakers are only ramping up the absurdity.

Wow, were most of my predictions wrong about what would be the big topics during this legislative session.

You know it's election season when the ridiculous political ads start airing. Not only are they on TV, but they've been popping up before videos on YouTube, as well.

Wow, were most of my predictions wrong about what would be the big topics during this legislative session.

Gov. Jim Justice has until Wednesday, March 27, to sign or veto bills from the 2024 regular legislative session. Bills that he takes no action on will automatically become law.

Last week, Gov. Jim Justice signed into law the majority of the 279 bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature during the 2024 regular session.

Gov. Jim Justice will decide the agenda for the legislative special session he’s planning to call, but Senate President Craig Blair is hoping to make some suggestions. Blair said he was talking to Justice about getting the elementary student discipline bill on his list. Specifically, Blair wants Senate Bill 614 — which died on the […]

There's a little section of X that many of us still refer to as West Virginia Twitter even though the social media site has changed its name.

Often when reporters question Gov. Jim Justice during his weekly briefing, he immediately gets defensive, as if the reporter is accusing him of being wholly responsible for whatever they’re questioning. He seems to not realize that as governor, he’s chief executive of West Virginia and should be prepared to respond to the questions put to […] The post Will Gov. Justice ever take responsibility for anything that’s not a win for WV? appeared first on West Virginia Watch.

You can’t escape them. They’re on TV and streaming services. Their signs are on every corner. They’re mailing you eight-page glossy magazines for some reason.