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Category: COVID-19

Posted inNews

Justice plan would train future nurses, but ignores urgent needs for pandemic relief in WV

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Quenton King and Douglas Soule December 22nd, 2021April 27th, 2022

Gov. Jim Justice announced a $48 million nursing program funded by CARES Act money, but it’s a long-term initiative despite an immediate crisis. And the governor still has not said what he will do with more than $75 million in remaining funds.

Posted inCOVID-19

Justice’s latest ‘Do it for Babydog’ attempt could work…if only there were any details

Avatar photo by Quenton King December 18th, 2021December 18th, 2021
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

How West Virginia’s new vaccine law opens the door wider to politicizing public health

Avatar photo by Ian Karbal November 30th, 2021November 30th, 2021
Posted inEconomy

COVID-19 canceled many fall fairs and festivals. Here’s what that means for WV communities.

Avatar photo by Douglas Soule October 15th, 2021October 15th, 2021
Posted inHealth

WV hospitals need COVID help. But they’re still in the dark on Gov. Justice’s financial aid program

Avatar photo by Quenton King October 6th, 2021October 6th, 2021
Posted inEconomy

How Gov. Justice’s massive transfer of pandemic aid to a jobless trust fund didn’t do much for some WV businesses

Avatar photo by Douglas Soule September 30th, 2021October 5th, 2021
Posted inCOVID-19

WV workers face increased COVID risks. State officials haven’t acted, but a Biden plan could protect thousands.

Avatar photo by Douglas Soule September 13th, 2021October 5th, 2021
Posted inNews

With ban lifted, thousands of West Virginians face potential surge of evictions

Avatar photo by Emily Allen September 9th, 2021October 5th, 2021
Posted inPublic health

Gov. Justice is doubling down on a failed vaccine lottery. Will a new federal grant help a nonprofit save WV from the COVID surge?

Avatar photo by Ian Karbal September 7th, 2021September 8th, 2021
Posted inCOVID-19

How Gov. Justice left cash-strapped WV communities holding the bag for COVID expenses

Avatar photo by Douglas Soule August 27th, 2021October 5th, 2021

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