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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 NewsWith 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 NewsSenate 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 NewsThe 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn 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 NewsMany 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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