West Virginians who get a COVID-19 vaccination will be entered into a sweepstake to win custom guns or $1 million, Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday. “We’re going to give five custom hunting rifles and five custom hunting shotguns away on Father’s Day. And also on Father’s Day, we’re going to make one of you a millionaire….
West Virginia Giving Away Custom Guns, $1 Million as COVID-19 Vaccination Incentives
Romantic Aspirations, Vision, and Viaducts
Charles Carroll of Carrollton might well have been the Elon Musk of his day. The last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence was certainly an influencer. Carroll sponsored advances in agriculture, and, encouraged by his partnership with John, George, and Andrew Ellicott, Carroll promoted the use of crop rotation and pulverized limestone on his…
West Virginia Offers $100 Savings Bonds to Younger Residents to Get Vaccinated
West Virginia is encouraging its younger residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine by offering them a $100 savings bond if they choose to get inoculated. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, on Monday announced that vaccinated residents aged 16 to 35 would qualify for the savings bonds, which are to be paid for with…
West Virginia Attorney General Threatens Lawsuit Against Biden Administration Over Gun Orders
West Virginia’s attorney general on Thursday threatened to sue the Biden administration over its gun control orders. “Defending the second amendment remains one of the most important priorities for the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office,” Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said in a statement. “I will not allow the far left to run roughshod over our…
Manchin: ‘No Circumstance in Which I Will Vote To Eliminate or Weaken the Filibuster’
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) again reiterated that he will not vote to abolish or weaken the filibuster in the Senate, going in opposition to top Democrats who have sought to remove the key legislative hurdle. “The filibuster is a critical tool to protecting that input and our democratic form of government,” Manchin wrote in a…
Senator Seeks CDC Inquiry Into HIV Outbreak in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s largest county. The West Virginia Democrat asked for the inquiry on behalf of the Kanawha County Commission two months after a CDC official warned that the county’s outbreak…
Senator Seeks US Inquiry Into HIV Outbreak in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s largest county. The West Virginia Democrat asked for the inquiry on behalf of the Kanawha County Commission two months after a CDC official warned that the county’s outbreak…
Biden Nominates Wife of Key Democrat for Post on Federal Commission
President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Gayle Manchin to be the co-chair of a federal commission post, according to a White House statement. Manchin is the wife of the former governor of West Virginia, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV.), who serves a critical part in Biden’s agenda if he wants to get any of his legislative…
West Virginia Republicans Advance Bills Aimed at Protecting Gun Rights
Four pieces of legislation aimed at protecting the rights of gun owners are advancing in West Virginia’s Republican-controlled state legislature, as Democrats in Washington renew their push for gun control. West Virginia’s Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday discussed and approved one proposed amendment to the state Constitution, two bills that would relax state laws on gun…
West Virginia’s Justice Announces 168 Unreported COVID-19 Deaths
West Virginia’s governor on Wednesday announced 168 deaths involving COVID-19 that have previously gone unreported. Officials learned that 70 facilities across the state had not reported all of the COVID-related deaths at their facilities, Gov. Jim Justice said during a press conference. That included people who died at their homes and died in hospitals. “Now,…
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