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The Attorney General’s plan provides recommendations to prescribers and pharmacists who prescribe or dispense opioid prescriptions across West Virginia. It is designed to reduce misuse, while preserving legitimate patient access to necessary treatment.
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Patrick Morrisey was elected as the Attorney General for the...
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As West Virginia's chief legal officer, the Attorney General...
- Meet The Attorney General
The attorney general of West Virginia is the chief legal advisor to the West Virginia state government and is the state's chief law enforcement officer. The office was created by Article VII, Section 1 of the first Constitution of West Virginia in 1863.
Learn about Patrick Morrisey, the first Republican Attorney General of West Virginia since 1933 and a resident of Harpers Ferry. He has fought fraud, waste, abuse, and corruption, as well as federal overreach, opioid epidemic, and antitrust issues.
In 2012, Morrisey ran for Attorney General of West Virginia against Darrell McGraw, a five-term incumbent. [11] He defeated McGraw and was sworn in on January 14, 2013, making him the first Republican state Attorney General to serve in West Virginia since 1933.
As West Virginia's chief legal officer, the Attorney General has a wide array of responsibilities and speaks for the legal interests of the state.
8 lis 2024 · As attorney general, Morrisey signed on to a lawsuit along with several other states that sought to overturn the Affordable Care Act, a monumental health law commonly called Obamacare that, among other things, allowed the state to expand its Medicaid program to thousands of low-income residents. McCuskey said Thursday he doesn’t think ...
As Attorney General for the State of West Virginia, he has been involved in many high-profile national cases, including the 1998 multibillion-dollar State Tobacco Settlement, which secured billions of dollars for the state of West Virginia.
