Morrisey says outside audit revealed $168M in potential savings by cutting costs in 3 state agencies

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said an outside audit on state agencies has revealed a potential $168 million in savings of taxpayer dollars. He said $9.9 million of that total in potential savings included changes like retiring used state vehicles, which brought $1.6 million in savings, along with switching to some virtual meetings and having the National [

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: May 18, 2026

Words: 728

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Gov. Patrick Morrisey said an outside audit on state agencies has revealed a potential $168 million in savings of taxpayer dollars.

He said $9.9 million of that total in potential savings included changes like retiring used state vehicles, which brought $1.6 million in savings, along with switching to some virtual meetings and having the National Guard mow their own lawns.

The governor has been focusing on weeding out “wasteful spending” in state government since taking …

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