W.Va. governor signs bill tackling retiree costs
Tomblin said the new law makes West Virginia a national leader for tackling its OPEB unfunded liability. At least three-fourths of the states continue the pay-as-you-go approach toward these debts that preceded the 2004 accounting standard, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Meet Earl Ray
Earl Ray Tomblin is a consensus-maker, a bridge-builder, a leader who has brought business and labor, Republicans and Democrats, urban and rural interests together to move West Virginia forward. Governor Tomblin believes “we have to stop playing partisan games, set aside personal ambition and put West Virginia first.”