‘No-Kill Shelter Month’ Aims To Save Pets In West Virginia
New data shows West Virginia is close to achieving "no-kill" status for animal shelters across the state.
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Federal Government Asks For $465 Million Back As Legislators Look For Fix
A surprise notification from the federal government that the state must return nearly half a billion dollars in COVID-19 funds has several major funding issues on hold. These last days of the regular session are typically when state budget issues are debated and resolved.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDHHR To Issue Summer Benefits
With the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ending, West Virginia will issue Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) to qualifying K-12 students over the summer. This will be the final payment with CARES funds.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenator Asks Feds For CARES Money Investigation
Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Sen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, is questioning if Gov. Jim Justice has violated federal law and has requested the federal Office of the Inspector General to investigate.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Finance Investigates Governor’s Donation To Marshall For New Baseball Stadium
The Senate Finance Committee wants to know how $10 million in CARES money ended up being donated by Gov. Jim Justice’s administration to Marshall University for its new baseball stadium.
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Trails, Textbooks And Towers: Here Are The ‘Broadband’ Expenses W.Va. Gov. Justice Charged To The CARES Act
In September, Governor Jim Justice promised to spend $50 million of the state’s federal coronavirus response fund to bring internet to underserved areas of West Virginia. Making that happen by the end-of-the-year deadline, however, proved much harder.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsChildcare Services Agency Helps Essential Workers, Seeks More Solutions Post CARES Act
Many challenges parents and caretakers face under normal circumstances are exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Through the CARES Act, additional federal dollars were granted to help essential workers with things like child care regardless of income. Still, not every new challenge for working parents has been addressed during the pandemic.
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