Category Government

New River Gorge named Best Family Trip in the U.S. by Outside Magazine

Don Smith
May 17, 2023

Gov. Justice announces Nation’s newest national park earns Outside Magazine’s 2023 travel award CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that The New River Gorge has been named Best Family Trip in the U.S. by Outside Magazine, making another major travel award for West Virginia. Each…

U.S. Senator Manchin introduces bipartisan legislation to overhaul federal correctional facilities oversight

Don Smith
May 17, 2023

WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Federal Prison Oversight Act, bipartisan legislation that would create a new oversight structure to ensure transparency, safety, and accountability in federal correctional facilities. “After serious reports of abuses, staff shortages, and dangerous conditions in…