Morrisey signs healthcare bill, urges quick passage of rural health funding bills

Morrisey slams House Finance on Rural Health delays, weighs 2nd veto of railroad bill

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey blasted lawmakers on March 10, 2026, over delay in approving Rural Health funding bill. And Morrisey is considering a veto of rail service tax credits.

Morrisey signs healthcare bill, urges quick passage of rural health funding bills

Governor Patrick Morrisey signed a bill Tuesday morning that aims to make major strides in rural healthcare in West Virginia.

Lawmakers decline to fund Morrisey’s hallmark foster care idea to reduce children sent out of WV

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announces an update on his foster care reform initiatives Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at the state Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey)The governor’s marquee foster care proposal, a “Bring Them Home Fund” to move hundreds of West Virginia foster children back in state, was left out of lawmakers’ budget.  “There was no appetite for it,” House of Delegates Fin…

Governor Morrisey Urges Quick Passage of $199 Million Rural Health Funding Bills

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Patrick Morrisey called on the West Virginia Legislature to move quickly on legislation to authorize the deployment of $199 million in federal funding to launch the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program, warning that delays could jeopardize critical healthcare improvements. “West Virginia has been given a historic opportunity to strengthen rural healthcare,” said Governor Morrisey. “We already have the…