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Tue Jul 18, 2017, 01:07 AM Jul 2017

Governor Bashes Legislature Over ADA Compliance Plan

The bickering that has persisted at the statehouse since the end of the special session between Gov. Jim Justice and legislative leaders continued at the Capitol Wednesday, this time over restrooms.

Justice’s Office sent another statement Wednesday morning - one of many released over the past few weeks - criticizing members of the Legislature for their funding priorities.

In the fiscal year 2018 budget, lawmakers included $860,000 for a project to upgrade restrooms within the state Capitol building, a project that was approved in 2009 under former-Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Lawmakers say they had set aside the money for the project.

The governor called the funding “bullsnot” because the upgrades include some private restrooms that only lawmakers can access.

Read more: http://wvpublic.org/post/governor-bashes-legislature-over-ada-compliance-plan

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