MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice and his team said on Monday that the nation has passed the hump of the BA.5 COVID surge and West Virginia will soon reach the peak and head down. Justice also fielded questions about the still-paused special session on taxes and abortion law, and about his ...
Infected people have coughed on me, maskless. I didn’t get COVID. I’ve attended parties that became super-spreader events — didn’t get COVID. I never sheltered in place and frequently punctured my pandemic bubble during the worst waves — didn’t get the virus. One time, ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice topped his Thursday COVID briefing by talking about the statewide correctional officer shortage and announced he's declared a state of emergency to enable the National Guard to assist the Department of Homeland Security until more people are hired. The ...
MORGANTOWN – COVID hospitalizations are creeping closer to the critical point, Gov. Jim Justice and his team said Tuesday. Hospitalizations stood at 399, with 61 in ICUs and 15 on ventilators. Justice reminded his audience of what his team leaders had said in prior weeks: “500 is ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice's Tuesday COVID briefing offered some insights on “rebound phenomenon,” but also veered into musings on last week's special session that produced neither of the bills it was called to pass. Special session Justice called the session to deal with his ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice fielded more questions about his income tax reduction proposal during his Friday briefing. He and his team also continued their COVID warnings as BA.5 keeps spreading. On taxes, Justice took a question about a West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy ...