Spending $2M on festival while funding for vulnerable families is on chopping block is tone deaf

By: Leann Ray

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 713

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The day after announcing an audit that found ways the state could eliminate millions in “wasteful spending,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced plans for a $2 million America 250 event. The four-day event, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, will occur at the same time as the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta just two miles down the road.

Last Monday, the governor announced that the state paid BDO USA around …

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