CHARLESTON – As active cases begin to increase again in West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday that all residents age 16 and older can now get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine, though focus remains on older residents. “Let’s go, West Virginia, and let’s get everybody in this ...
Despite the clamor to speed up the U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 and get the country back to normal, the first three months of the rollout suggest faster is not necessarily better. A surprising new analysis found that states such as South Carolina, Florida and Missouri that raced ...
WHEELING — West Virginia’s monthly allocations of municipal reimbursements through federal CARES Act funding have come to an end. Yet millions more in direct federal funding through the American Rescue Plan is expected to be on the way soon. Since the beginning of the pandemic one year ago, the economic slowdown has impacted local governments in many ways — from losses in certain revenues to extra expenses for emergency response crews. Through the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act passed in the spring of 2020, the state of West Virginia was awarded $1.25 ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s county and municipal governments are set to receive a historic amount of federal funding in the latest COVID-19 relief package and the State Auditor’s Office wants to help make sure those dollars are tracked and appropriately spent. “It’s going to create ...
CHARLESTON (AP) — A member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has contracted the coronavirus and is under quarantine, a House leader said. Raleigh County Republican Brandon Steele tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, House Majority leader Amy Summers said in a statement. Steele ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election. Republicans say it’s Democrats who just need to get over it — ...
