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A legislative audit says West Virginia has the lowest starting salaries for state correctional officers in the country.
On Monday, Kristina Taylor of the Legislative Post Audit Division relayed the low correctional pay marks to state lawmakers. The presentation followed a January report about correctional officer pay.
The starting salary for West Virginia’s entry-level correctional officers was less than $22,600.
It ranked lower than any other state, including those deemed to be in similar economic standing: Mississippi, Kentucky, South Carolina, New Mexico and Alabama.
The audit said Massachusetts had the highest entry-level starting pay for officers at almost $51,400 annually.
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Across the country, old railroads have been converted into multi-use trails for folks to get out and enjoy nature. Chris Schulz has more on an ambitious vision to connect communities in West Virginia to Pittsburgh via rail trail.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA fund to help provide mobile alert buttons for school teachers and staff received close to $400,000 in donations Monday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFollowing claims that Sen. Jim Justice told debtors he had influence over state court judges in West Virginia, the state Democratic Party is calling for an ethics investigation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPrices at fuel pumps have surged since the United States went to war with Iran. But the Middle East conflict is also having major impacts on international shipping and supply chains. Those issues are taking a major toll on Appalachian corn farmers.
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