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November Tax Collections in West Virginia Keep Revenues on Target for Fiscal Year

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December 3, 2024

November Tax Collections in West Virginia Keep Revenues on Target for Fiscal Year

CHARLESTON — Tax collections in West Virginia are tracking close to revenue estimates for the first five months of fiscal year 2025 thanks to better collections in November.

According to a monthly report released Monday by the state Senate Finance Committee, tax collections for the general revenue fund fiscal year-to-date came in at $2.101 billion, which was 0.24% more than the $2.096 billion estimate from the Department of Revenue. November tax collections of $400.5 million were 4.9% above the $381.6 million revenue estimate, providing the state with $18.8 million in surplus collections for the month.

“We are watching West Virginia continue to grow, and we are excited about the future,” Gov. Jim Justice said in a statement Monday. “We’ve cut over a billion dollars in taxes. That’s not just for one year. That’s forever. Even with these tax cuts, West Virginia continues to perform well and succeed.”

Tax revenues for July through November provided West Virginia more than $5 million in surplus tax collections. But fiscal year-to-date tax collections were 5.1% below tax collections for the same five-month time period in fiscal year 2024, or $112.6 million below collections for the previous fiscal year.

Three out of the state’s four major sources of tax revenue came in above estimates for the month, helping to keep tax collections close to official estimates in November.

However, some of those collections remain below estimates for the first five months of fiscal year 2025.

November personal income tax collections of $151.6 million was 5.8% above the $143.3 million estimate, providing the state with $8.3 million in surplus collections. Fiscal year-to-date personal income tax collections of $853.5 million was 2.9% below the $878.7 million estimate, or $25.2 million below estimates. July-November tax collections were also 9% below collections for the same time period last fiscal year, or $84 million below collections for the previous year.

Consumer sales and use tax collections for November were $170.8 million, or 3.3% above the $165.4 million revenue estimate, providing the state a $5.4 million surplus for the month. Fiscal year-to-date sales tax collections of $719.8 million was .71% above the $714.8 million revenue estimate, giving the state more than a $5 million surplus.

November corporate net income tax collections of $15.6 million was more than the $4.6 million revenue estimate, providing the state a nearly $11 million surplus for the month. Fiscal year-to-date corporate net income tax collections of $123 million was 21.6% more than the $101.2 million revenue estimate for a $21.9 million surplus nearly halfway through the current fiscal year.

Tax collections for West Virginia’s severance tax on coal and natural gas continue to struggle, with collections for four out of the last five months coming in below estimates. November severance tax collections of $18.9 million was 29.1% below the $26.6 million revenue estimate, or $7.7 million below estimates. Fiscal year-to-date severance tax collections of $87.3 million was 23.7% below the $114.4 million, or $27.1 million below estimates.

State revenue officials and Gov. Jim Justice said last month that West Virginia is on track to end fiscal year 2025 at the end of June 2025 with approximately $80 million in surplus tax collections. That is a far cry from $826 million in surplus for fiscal year 2024 and $1.8 billion in surplus for fiscal year 2023.

“My term is almost over. We should certainly celebrate some of these big wins. But I would urge you to support our current and future leaders,” said Justice, who is finishing his second term as governor and preparing to take his U.S. Senate seat next month. He will be succeeded as governor by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.

“Push us to keep making things better and better, Justice continued. “It was really tough digging ourselves out of the massive hole. But we’ve done it. We are producing surplus after surplus, and today is more proof of that. There’s no reason for us to slow down.”

Much of the reduction in tax collections comes from the 2023 tax reform package that cut personal income tax rates by 21.25% retroactive of January 2023, returning nearly $500 million to taxpayers and reducing personal income tax collections, which account for nearly 40% of general revenue fund collections.

The state will see additional personal income tax collections beginning in January 2025. After the end of fiscal year 2024, the Department of Revenue determined in August that the state would see a 4% personal income tax cut at the beginning of 2025, which will return $92 million to taxpayers when fully implemented.

Justice and the Legislature also agreed on an additional 2% personal income tax cut in a special session at the beginning of October, which will also go into effect in January 2025 and return $46 million to taxpayers when fully implemented.

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West Virginia Lottery results: See winning numbers for Mega Millions, Daily 3 on Dec. 16, 2025

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December 17, 2025

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Are you looking to win big? The West Virginia Lottery offers a variety of games if you think it’s your lucky day.

Lottery players in West Virginia can choose from popular national games like the Powerball and Mega Millions, which are available in the vast majority of states. Other games include Lotto America, Daily 3, Daily 4 and Cash 25.

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Here’s a look at Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 results for each game:

Winning Mega Millions numbers from Dec. 16 drawing

20-24-46-59-65, Mega Ball: 07

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Winning Daily 3 numbers from Dec. 16 drawing

0-7-5

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Winning Daily 4 numbers from Dec. 16 drawing

3-0-0-1

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Winning Cash 25 numbers from Dec. 16 drawing

02-05-06-08-23-24

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When are the West Virginia Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 11 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10:59 p.m. ET Tuesday and Friday.
Lotto America: 10:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Daily 3, 4: 6:59 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday.
Cash 25: 6:59 p.m. ET Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.

Where can you buy lottery tickets?

Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.

You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer.

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State officials look to limit number of W.Va. youth in out-of-state placement facilities

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December 16, 2025

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State officials look to limit number of W.Va. youth in out-of-state placement facilities

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia is trying to bring home more than 300 children placed in expensive out-of-state treatment by the child welfare system.

Tuesday Gov. Patrick Morrisey revealed plans to create what the state is calling a home base initiative fund. It would allow for renovations and repairs to existing state buildings if it helps keep from sending troubled children to out-of-state placement facilities.

Out-of-state placements – now serving about 380 youth – cost about $156,000 per child and are undesirable due to separating families.

“We want to create a new revolving investment fund in order to make sure we’re building our existing state-owned facilities,” Morrisey said. “Those dollars are going to be used to renovate and repair existing state property by providing high acute psychiatric, neural-developmental and trauma services for kids in West Virginia.”

Morrisey said the details still have to be worked out with the Legislature on this program which is aimed at limiting the number of West Virginia youth kept out-of-state. The governor appears ready to commit $6 million in surplus money toward the effort.

“It’s a huge problem, an expensive problem,” Sen. T. Kevan Bartlett, R-Kanawha, said. “It’s a problem that’s not reflective of our values to send kids away. We’ve got to come up with better answers to take care of kids. It’s the best that we can do. Then we’ve got to come up with something much better. I think that’s what the governor wants to do and I support that completely.”

Morrisey noted children in foster care have at least dropped a little below 6,000. While that number still seems high, Child Protective Services’ backlog has been cut by 50%. Numbers show children removed from a home for substance abuse is down 37%.

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“These are the statistics but we shouldn’t be beating our chests,” Morrisey said. “We have a lot more work to do.”

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As expected, buck harvest down significantly for 2025 – WV MetroNews

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December 16, 2025

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As expected, buck harvest down significantly for 2025 – WV MetroNews

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia deer hunters killed 33,775 bucks during the recently completed two week buck firearms season.

According to information released Tuesday by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Greenbrier County was the top county in the state for bucks in 2025 with 1,730 killed during the gun season. Second was Preston County with 1,349, Randolph County 1,198, Hardy County 1,165 and Pendleton at 1,135. The rest of the top ten counties in order were Pocahontas, Monroe, Grant, Fayette, and Hampshire Counties.’

Click here to see county-by-county buck firearms season harvests for the last five seasons.

As predicted by the DNR prior to the season, the total harvest was 18.5 percent below 2024. All of the DNR’s districts registered a decrease in harvest, with the exception of District 4 which experienced a 7.5 percent increase compared to last year. The DNR predicted the lower harvest because of a major abundance of mast in the state. The conditions were such that deer didn’t have to travel far to find adequate food and therefore were not as exposed to hunters.

The agency acknowledged several counties along the Ohio River and central West Virginia experienced an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease in the early fall which also impacted hunter success especially in western counties of the state.

Several deer hunting opportunities remain for 2025. The state’s archery and crossbow season runs through Dec. 31, the traditional Class N/NN antlerless deer season will be open in select areas on public and private land Dec. 11-14 and Dec. 28-31, the muzzleloader deer season will be open Dec. 15-21 and the youth, Class Q and Class XS season for antlerless deer will be open Dec. 26-27 in any county with a firearms deer season.

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