Lawmakers have approved a 3% pay raise for teachers, school service personnel and state police, calling it a win for public employees.

The Public Employees Insurance Agency is proposing increasing premiums by 14% for state employees and by 16% for local government employees during the 2026 fiscal year. (Lori Kersey | West Virginia ...

The PEIA Finance Board is considering much smaller premium increases for public employee health benefit plans next fiscal year. (File Photo) CHARLESTON — After two years of back-to-back large premium ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Rising insurance costs are an unfortunate reality for many people these days, and public employees in the Mountain State are feeling the pain of higher premiums. Starting this ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the West Virginia Legislature could soon meet in a special session to discuss cost-saving options for the Public Employee Insurance Agency. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) ...

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The finances of the Public Employees Insurance Agency are stable, according to the most recent update, although state officials are still considering a special session to address the program. Total ...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Board of Education on Wednesday voted to approve a resolution to show its support of stabilizing the Public Employees Insurance Agency. General Counsel Kelli Talbot ...

While West Virginia employees prepare for their health insurance to take up more of their paychecks this summer, a special session may be coming in July — the same month those increases take effect — ...