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ICYMI: Gov. Jim Justice Urged Businesses to Reopen Safely, but Complaints Say His Luxury Hotel Didn’t

“I do think it is very difficult for the people who are appointed by the governor to enforce the rules the same way as they would for other businesses.” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice allowed restaurants to open last month and urged them “over and over and over” again to be cautious. But in typical…

DGA Statement on Ben Salango’s Victory in West Virginia Primary

DGA Chair New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today issued the following statement on Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango’s primary victory in West Virginia: “Congratulations to Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango on his primary victory tonight. Raised in West Virginia, Ben has spent his career focused on creating jobs for his community and protecting the hardworking…

DGA Statement on West Virginia GOP Primary Results

Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on the results from West Virginia’s GOP gubernatorial primary: “West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has failed the Mountain State ever since he took office. Under his watch, West Virginia’s economy is ranked dead last, its roads continue to crumble, and West Virginia families’ health…

ICYMI: West Virginia’s Billionaire Governor Doesn’t Pay His Bills

“That’s just the way the Justices have done business.” With less than a week to the West Virginia gubernatorial primary, incumbent Gov. Jim Justice is facing another in-depth exposé from ProPublica revealing a shocking pattern of corruption within his family businesses. The allegations include denying health insurance to hard-working coal miners and failing to pay…

Shots Fired: Gov. Jim Justice’s GOP Opponent Releases New Attack Ads

New Ad Comes As Republicans Privately Beg For Better Leadership The West Virginia GOP primary is shaping up to be an absolute bloodbath. GOP Gov. Jim Justice’s primary opponent Woody Thrasher released two more campaign ads this week, along with a string of endorsements from the West Virginians for Manufacturing Jobs Pac and long-time WV…

“Terminate It”: What Trump’s Obamacare Repeal Will Cost West Virginia

Does Gov. Jim Justice Support the President’s Efforts to Rip Away Health Care from 162,000 West Virginians? Yesterday, President Trump doubled down on his administration’s ultimate goal to “terminate” the ACA even as the country faces its worst public health crisis in history. The deadly effects that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act would…

West Virginia GOP Primary Race Gets Nasty

Incumbent Gov. Jim Justice Releases New Ad Throwing Primary Opponent Down the Sewer Tensions in the West Virginia GOP gubernatorial primary are bubbling over. Incumbent Gov. Jim Justice released a new ad going after primary opponent Woody Thrasher for designing a faulty sewage system that resulted in raw sewage flooding homes in Marion County. This…

Judgement for Jim Justice: West Virginia Governor’s GOP Primary Opponent Releases New Attack Ad

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s primary opponent Woody Thrasher released another anti-Justice attack ad – telling West Virginians to “judge Jim Justice by his deeds.” According to the ad, some of Justice’s most notable deeds during his time in office include being accused of racketeering and fraud, cutting off health insurance for coal miners, and…

Pot, Meet Kettle: Jim Justice, Richest Person in West Virginia, Accuses Primary Challenger of Living Large

West Virginia GOP Gov. Jim Justice’s campaign released a new primary ad, “Lived Large,” accusing Justice’s primary opponent Woody Thrasher of spending big on a state-funded trip to China. This ad isn’t a good look for either candidate – Justice is the richest man in West Virginia and has been accused of using his governorship…

ICYMI: The Register-Herald Editorial: Justice ought to retire his coach’s whistle

In Sunday’s Register-Herald, the editorial board called on West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to “retire his coach’s whistle, show up at the capitol and get to work.” Justice been accused of being absent during critical moments and scarcely meeting with his Cabinet by both Democrats and Republicans, in addition to running the worst state economy…

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