CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS)— Governor Patrick Morrisey announced today that his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget will include pay raises for state employees, citing West Virginia’s improved financial outlook made possible by his administration’s disciplined, balanced-budget approach over the past year.

“I believe in casting a wide net,” said Governor Morrisey. “Our state employees are the ones who teach our children, fix our roads and bridges, guard our prisons, police our streets, and administer the programs thousands of West Virginians rely on. They enter public service not for their own benefit, but for the benefit of our people. They deserve to share in the positive results of our fiscal progress.”

The pay raises proposed by Governor Morrisey will apply to state employees who are fund

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