West Virginia public employee pensions see improvement
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — The state’s unfunded public pension liabilities are shrinking after taking hits during the recent recession.
Officials with the state Consolidated Public Retirement Board (CPRB) gave a presentation to members of the House Pensions and Retirement Committee today.
The CPRB manages nine pension plans: The Public Employee Retirement System (PERS), [...]
West Virginia’s prison system facing strains
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s prison system could hold almost 10,000 inmates by the end of the year, according to the Division of Corrections.
Members of the Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority heard reports today from the Division of Corrections, the Regional Jail Authority, and the [...]
Survey calls for more government involvement in West Virginia health care
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — According to survey results, West Virginia’s health care system needs more government leadership, collaboration, transparency, and system improvement. But the survey leaves out the opinions of consumers.
Members of Subcommittee A of the Joint Committee on Health heard a report today from Paul Miller, the director of policy [...]
W.Va.’s congressional redistricting plan the first thrown out by courts this year
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — It’s not uncommon for a state’s legislative and congressional redistricting plan to end up in court, but West Virginia has the distinction of being the first state whose congressional redistricting plan was thrown out this year after being signed into law.
In a 2-1 ruling yesterday, a three-judge federal [...]
Democrat Mike Oliverio drops out of W.Va. rematch with Rep. David McKinley
By Steven Allen Adams | West Virginia Watchdog
CHARLESTON — In a surprise announcement, former state Sen. Mike Oliverio announced today that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District.
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