Gov. Jim Justice began Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference as he always does, adding to the state’s tally of the dead. Twenty-two additional deaths since Monday brought West Virginia’s total to 3,998. Eleven of the 22 deaths were a result of the Bureau for Public Health’s ...
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice added a COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill to the special session call Wednesday that has generated opposition from the medical and business communities. The bill – HB 335 in the House, SB 3035 in the Senate – says an employer that requires vaccination for ...
Gov. Jim Justice opened his first briefing of this week with the somber responsibility of reading 110 COVID-19 deaths. Of those 110, 28 were reconciliation deaths, he said, bringing the state to 3,976. “We urge you to get vaccinated,” he said. “It’s the only way on earth that I ...
‘Even in govt., Job No. 1 is to pay your bills’ Sen. Capito has been playing partisan games long enough. The most urgent issues deal with budget processes such as the debt limit and a “reconciliation” bill. Capito voted for huge tax cuts for billionaires, then voted for ...
MORGANTOWN – Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch said Thursday that the Save Our Care program to help hospitals and nursing facilities cope with the Delta surge is ready to roll. Crouch said they'll be sending out $17 million in the next few days to facilities ...
MORGANTOWN – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey held a town hall meeting at Mylan Park Wednesday afternoon as part of his visit to the area. He opened with a recap on his litigation regarding opioids and federal energy mandates. He also talked about vaccine mandates, which was the chief ...