A judge declined to remove state Senate candidate Marc Harman from ballots over residency questions, saying Harman had done enough to establish his domicile in time for this cycle — while also expressing caution that early voting has already begun.

“At that meeting, the Senator and his counsel threatened WSSH if it continued collection efforts, informing WSSH that the Justice Defendants had influence over or appointed all the state court judges in West Virginia and that WSSH could not get a fair trial in West Virginia."

Sugar Maple PAC, which has strong ties to the governor, has been pouring on big political dollars, raising a total of $1,265,500 to spend in House and Senate districts.

A company associated with Omni Resorts & Hotels contends Senator Jim Justice and his family are letting the paint chip on The Greenbrier Hotel while diverting money for purchases like private jets and helicopters.

State revenue for April was up $70 million over anticipated figures, officials said.

“The allegations are false and attempt to deflect from a straightforward issue: the failure to repay outstanding debt,” TRT Holdings said in a statement released to MetroNews.

The residency of Marc Harman, a Republican candidate in the district currently being represented by Senator Jay Taylor, is being challenged in court.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she understands the pain at the pump but maintains the related conflict with Iran needs to be carried to a clear victory by the United States. buff.ly/eN6uXpD

“The President as both commander-in-chief and chief executive has determined that the only way to defend the capital and take care that the laws are faithfully executed is to call up the National Guard to support the D.C. police in quelling the crime wave."

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The family-run business led by Senator Jim Justice has leveled new allegations that the owners of the Omni hotel chain participated in a deceptive scheme to seize The Greenbrier resort through an unlawful acquisition of the property’s debt.

“The Secretary thus asked the Government to accept a redacted list. Instead, the Government sued.”

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“We just simply have questions of how this is going to work, how we implement it, and where those tax dollars are going to go,” Berkeley County Commissioner John Hardy said on MetroNews Talkline.

A federal judge has agreed to bump back deadlines in a battle for control of The Greenbrier Hotel.

Berkeley County officials are asking state tax officials questions about the financial breakdown of a potential data center project.

A hearing about control of The Greenbrier Hotel is likely to be pushed off by a few weeks.

A political action committee associated with Gov. Patrick Morrisey has gone on a spending spree just a few weeks out from a rollicking primary election.

“We did stay up until almost four o’clock — so about 3:35 this morning — to complete something which is called the reconciliation bill, but basically it’s finally going to be funding Border Security and ICE."

The Greenbrier Hotel, which is at the center for a battle of control between Senator Jim Justice's family and the billionaire owners of the Omni hotel chain, also has state-issued sales tax liens coming and going.

Nearly two years after installation, the state Capitol Building Commission voted to approve a mural that includes an image of the former governor’s beloved dog.

Two organizations in West Virginia contend federal officials are overstepping in pursuit of an unredacted statewide voter registration list.

Judge Volk in his scheduling order underscored just what’s at stake: “The parties’ filings agree on at least one point: This matter is of significant import not only to their clients but to the citizens of this State."

Another lawsuit has been filed against The Greenbrier Clinic over its public acknowledgement of unreliable mammograms over more than two years.

Senator Jim Justice and his family business are bringing a big legal gun into a federal court fight with the billionaire owners of the Omni resort chain.

U.S. Senator Jim Justice said his family business group and the owner of Omni Hotels & Resorts had a verbal agreement for control of the historic Greenbrier Hotel — and then it went poof.

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“The case before this Court, meanwhile, is nothing more than a sham brought by a competing hotel operator trying to snatch away ownership of The Greenbrier,” wrote an attorney for the Justice family ownership group. buff.ly/6MayWD5

High-stakes financial documents signed by Senator Jim Justice and his family are at the core of legal disputes over controlling interest in The Greenbrier Hotel.

If the judge approves, the receiver would be authorized to exclude the Justice family and their agents from possessing or operating the resort — and could change all locks on the property.

A newly filed civil complaint alleges that Carter Bank & Trust and TRT Holdings “are attempting to snatch The Greenbrier resort from the local ownership of the Justice family by unlawful and deceptive means.”

“This case presents a matter of exceptional constitutional importance,” wrote lawyers for one of the groups, the League of Women Voters of West Virginia.

The current ownership of The Greenbrier says it holds the upper hand in an emerging fight for control of the historic resort versus an affiliate of a national resort chain. buff.ly/L4Ea190

The limited liability company that just scooped up almost $300 million in first-lien debt on The Greenbrier Resort and related properties has filed a federal motion to put the historic hotel owned by Senator Jim Justice and his family into receivership. buff.ly/DHrE30B

Lawyers representing West Virginia’s charter schools system argue that a circuit judge overstepped her authority by ordering a permanent injunction over how the schools are authorized.

The Greenbrier Clinic is already being sued in federal court over its public acknowledgement of unreliable mammograms over more than two years.

A panel on the federal appeals court that covers West Virginia held that the state’s mandatory school vaccination law “is a legitimate exercise of the state’s power to protect the health and wellbeing of school children.”

Gov. Patrick Morrisey says he will be directly weighing in on Republican races for the upcoming primary election.

A political messaging campaign meant to tilt the balance of the state Senate among Republican factions has a link to the governor.

Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice have moved to compel West Virginia officials to release an unredacted statewide voter registration list to get state voters’ information like drivers license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.

The Greenbrier Clinic, which is located in The Greenbrier Resort, has formally notified patients about significant doubt over the quality of breast imaging services performed there over a period of more than two years, late 2023 and early 2026.

Members of the West Virginia State Bar, the agency to regulate training and ethics for attorneys, will be asked later this month to consider a resolution explicitly supporting the rule of law in the United States by reinforcing judicial independence.

A candidate for the state Supreme Court has lost a federal court case over limits on how judiciary candidates can comment on particular legal issues.

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Four of the governor’s 12 vetoes impacted foster care legislation and funding to help children in child abuse and neglect cases, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.

The board overseeing charter schools in West Virginia plans to officially express support for religious exemptions to mandatory school vaccinations in a state Supreme Court review.

The sale of more than $200 million in past due loans connected to U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and his family businesses appears to lead to a major hotel chain.

How many data centers will set up shop in West Virginia, and who will have say-so in that development?

West Virginians who are trying to make sense of data center developments have a helpful resource: “Data Centers in our Backyard – Jobs, Infrastructure & Community Impact.”

Lawyers for the state Board of Education have fired the first shot in a state Supreme Court appeal of a vaccine exemptions case.