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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice talks to state residents about his plan to phase out the state income tax during a Monday virtual town hall.
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice agreed to “reside” in Charleston as required by the West Virginia Constitution in a settlement of a lawsuit brought by a former lawmaker.
According to a dismissal order issued Monday by Kanawha County Circuit Judge Daniel P. O’Hanlon, Justice agreed to “reside” in Charleston as defined by an opinion issued by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last November.
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CHARLESTON Gov. Jim Justice agreed to “reside” in Charleston as required by the West Virginia Constitution in a settlement of a lawsuit brought by a former lawmaker.
According to a dismissal order issued Monday by Kanawha County Circuit Judge Daniel P. O’Hanlon, Justice agreed to “reside” in Charleston as defined by an opinion issued by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last November.
In a Nov. 20, 2020, opinion, the Supreme Court denied a motion for a writ of prohibition sought by Justice attorneys Mike Carey and George Terwilliger after a Kanawha County judge ruled against a motion to dismiss a writ of mandamus case brought by former Pendleton County delegate Isaac Sponaugle asking the court to require Justice to follow the Constitution and live in Charleston.
CHARLESTON – The state Senate has passed a bill to create an intermediate court of appeals.
Senate Bill 275 passed by a 19-15 vote February 24. It now heads to the House of Delegates, where a similar bill was voted down by a slim margin as the legislative session drew to a close. Such legislation has been introduced numerous times in recent years, but none of the bills have reached the governor’s desk.
Four Republicans – Amy Grady, Bill Hamilton, Patrick Martin and David Stover – joined Democrats to vote against the bill. It now heads to the House of Delegates for consideration, where similar efforts to create an intermediate court system have died in recent years.
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West Virginia Governor s Office issued the following announcement on Feb. 10.
GOVERNOR JUSTICE: Okay. I sincerely hope everyone is doing as well as they possibly can be. With all that we ve gone through in this State. But I can tell you that the light of the world is shining on West Virginia right now. And if you don t believe that, you re just plain not thinking right.
I d like at this time to recognize some really, really special people, my family. Cathy and Jill are with us tonight and from beyond that, I want to go directly to my cabinet members. You know at this time, it is such a difficult time. You know, we ve got for all practical purposes, all my cabinet members watching virtually. But there is one that is watching from the heavens above, Dennis Davis. A man that we just lost. A man that was in charge of all of our vets in the State. A man, a man s man. That s all there is to it.