Gov. Jim Justice opened his Wednesday briefing with the grim task of reading out 85 more COVID-19 deaths in West Virginia. The total dead is now 4,219, Justice said. “More and more and more of us ought to get vaccinated,” he said. “The more of us that get vaccinated, the less that ...
CHARLESTON – The Senate spent just over two hours debating the governor's COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill, HB 335, and barely passed it with a 17-16 vote. HB 335 says an employer that requires vaccination for hiring or continued employment must grant certain exemptions, based on ...
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice broke with routine to open his press briefing Monday morning, preempting the regular reading of the latest COVID deaths with two other pieces of business. First, Justice acknowledged the passing of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, remembering him ...
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice held a brief COVID-19 press conference Friday morning, shortened to accommodate another press conference at noon to announce statewide funding for broadband. Justice read in another 110 COVID deaths in the state, 31 of which were part of the government’s ...
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice Friday announced a billion-dollar broadband strategy that he said will bring high-speed Internet to more than 200,000 homes and businesses — a move he said that will further open the Mountain State to new forms of commerce and other enterprises. “This is ...
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates spent an hour and 50 minutes debating the governor's COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill before passing it with a 68-30 vote. The bill is HB 335. It will go to the Senate for a vote there. The bill says an employer that requires vaccination for hiring ...