Capito Rejects Build Back Better as Blue State Bailout
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says she will not support any version of the Build Back Better plan or reparations for families separated at the border. She labels the bill a blue state bailout and urges striking a $285 billion tax cut favoring high income earners, signaling no vote for the Biden agenda.
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Shelley Moore Capito
R-V. Va
Washington Post
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Morrisey cites nationwide police recruitment crisis in Bluefield
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey spoke at a Bluefield roundtable with local government and law enforcement leaders about a national struggle to recruit officers. Bluefield Police Chief Dennis Dillon said pools have dried up, months of danger and pay drive away recruits, and departments now face a revolving door of officers seeking better pay.
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Morrisey
Dennis Dillon
Anonymous donors boost Bluefield Little Jimmie drive in $8,020 Thursday
Community Christmas Tree in Bluefield sees a second $5,000 anonymous gift along with $3,020 in additional contributions on Thursday, bringing the campaign to $18,780 toward a $40,000 goal. With 12 days left before the Dec 14 Walmart event, organizers seek further support to fund the gift shop for area families. The 104th Little Jimmie program faces a $21,220 shortfall as the shopping day nears. Investment Planning Advisors LLC contributed $1,000 among the Thursday totals.
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Investment Planning Advisors LLC
Walmart
Mercer County returns to red as COVID cases rise with three deaths
Mercer County moves back to red on the County Alert System as new COVID cases climb and three deaths are reported, including a 52-year-old woman, a 59-year-old man, and a 78-year-old woman. The state notes 242 new cases over the past seven days, raising active cases to 312.
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Charleston
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Jim Justice
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McDowell County
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