CHARLESTON, W.Va. – About one month away from announcing the state’s budget for next year, Governor Patrick Morrisey says it will include a pay raise for all state employees.

During an administration update on Thursday, Morrisey revealed his plan to build in the increase for teachers, school service personnel, state police, corrections officers, and other workers.

“We know that the people that we’re trying to help today—these are the people that are teaching our kids. They’re fixing our roads and bridges. They’re guarding our prisons. They’re protecting us from the bad people out there, and they administer many of the programs that our citizens rely on,” he said.

The announcement comes on the heels of a press conference held by Republican members of the House of Delegates earlier this w

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