West Virginia

Bluefield city board members approved bonds Tuesday to help maintain and improve the city's sewer system and discussed new ways to connect with the public, but first the city took time to honor two people who have served the community.

The West Virginia House adopted a resolution that would authorize $1.6 billion in bonds, which is the cornerstone of Gov. Jim Justice's road program.

In the hunt for new revenue, two Southeast governors made proposals that could signal the revival of a taxing mechanism that was widespread in the pre-World War II era.

Saying lawmakers have failed to offer alternatives to address West Virginia’s $500 million budget gap, Gov. Jim Justice revised his fiscal 2018 budget to propose new taxes on sugary sodas, cigarettes, and wealthy state residents.

Saying he is responding to a recent rating downgrade by Moody's Investors Service, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is seeking legislation that would allow him to furlough state employees to reduce spending.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said state officials failed to address budget problems that would have staved off a downgrade of the state’s GO bond rating to Aa2 by Moody's Investors Service.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wants a higher gasoline tax to support up to $2.8 billion of road bonds.

West Virginia has been downgraded for the second time in four months amid the ongoing decline in the coal industry that underpins the state’s economy, as Fitch Ratings lowered the state’s GOs to AA from AA-plus.

West Virginia will lose $85 million of revenues per year if tolls are removed from state’s turnpike in 2019.

West Virginia’s attorney general has reached settlements totaling $1.28 million with four firms in a lawsuit that alleged they engaged in bid rigging and price fixing for municipal investments, the latest action in federal and state investigations of bid rigging in the muni market that stretch back more than ten years.