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Democrats Respond To Morrisey's Speech And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, we check in with two Democratic lawmakers to discuss the minority party's response to Gov. Patrick Morrisey's state of the state speech Wednesday.

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Minority Leaders Respond To Morrisey's First State Of The State Address

Gov. Patrick Morrisey delivered his first State of the State address to the West Virginia Legislature Wednesday night. Minority Leaders Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, and Del. Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, sat down with News Director Eric Douglas to discuss Morrisey's State of the State address and about being a minority to a supermajority in the legislature.

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Justice, Morrisey Disagree On State Of State Budget

When he ended his term as governor to head to the U.S. Senate, Jim Justice assured West Virginians he was leaving the state in glowing financial condition. New Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced a week into his first term that he had “inherited” from the Justice administration a projected $400 million budget deficit for the fiscal year starting in July. Contradicting Justice, he said the former governor didn’t find the money to pay for his record $1 billion-a-year cuts to the personal income tax. Justice has dismissed the concerns as “crazy talk."

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State Of The State: Morrisey Unveils His Vision For W.Va.

From the gold-domed State Capitol, in a House chamber packed with lawmakers, justices and department leaders, Gov. Patrick Morrisey delivered his first State of the State address to the West Virginia Legislature Wednesday night.  ...

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