West Virginia’s governor on Friday announced he is allowing bars, restaurants, and small businesses to reopen fully by eliminating capacity restrictions. Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, signed an order increasing the capacity limit for the stores to 100 percent, up from 75 percent. The order contains caveats. Restaurants can only fully reopen if social distancing…
West Virginia Governor Signs Order Letting Restaurants, Small Businesses Fully Reopen
West Virginia Bill Seeks to Recreate Trump’s Critical Race Theory Ban at State Level
Republican lawmakers in West Virginia have introduced a bill modeled after a revoked Trump-era order to purge elements of critical race theory from the state’s workforce and schools. Currently known as House Bill 2595, the proposed legislation seeks to ban “race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating” in the workforce, defined as “assigning fault, blame, or…
West Virginia Governor Wants to Boost Vaccine Administration to At Least 5 Million Per Day
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice called for a ramp-up of vaccination administration efforts to between 5 and 10 million shots per day, and suggested Congress adopt a targeted vaccine bill quickly to help states fund immunizations rather than wait for a large relief package that could be delayed for months by partisan squabbling in Washington. Justice…
West Virginia Lawmaker Resigns After Being Charged for Involvement in Capitol Breach
West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans said Saturday that he was resigning after being charged for being involved in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. In a letter to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, Evans said he was resigning effective immediately, news outlets reported. Evans, also a Republican, issued a statement calling…
Lawmaker Who Filmed Himself Entering US Capitol During Riot Charged With 2 Misdemeanors
A lawmaker from West Virginia who filmed himself while protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington earlier this week has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the building. Derrick Evans, 35, a Republican and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, was among other people from the state who traveled to…
Lawmaker Who Filmed Himself Entering US Capitol During Protest Charged With 2 Misdemeanors
A lawmaker from West Virginia who filmed himself while protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington earlier this week has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the building. Derrick Evans, 35, a Republican and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, was among other people from the state who traveled to…
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