Capito urges action on inflation and policy shifts
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito urges the Biden administration to raise interest rates via the Federal Reserve and abandon the Build Back Better plan to curb inflation. She notes January inflation at 7.5 percent, calls it astounding, and says easing pandemic restrictions could help with labor shortages.
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WV bill would ban abortions after 15 weeks
West Virginia House of Delegates set for first reading on House Bill 4004 to prohibit abortion after 15 weeks with medical emergency or severe fetal abnormality exemptions. The measure mirrors Mississippi law challenged at the U S Supreme Court, with Roe v Wade viability 기준 around 24 weeks and possible changes anticipated by June.
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West Virginia bill to grant unemployment for vaccine exemption
West Virginia lawmakers advanced Senate Bill 576 to allow workers who leave their jobs or are denied a religious or medical exemption from COVID-19 vaccination to collect unemployment benefits. Sponsor Sen. Mark Maynard says the plan targets frontline health care staff who faced mandates in 2020 and 2021. Other states have passed similar measures as hospital systems require vaccines.
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Sheriff Fined for DUI Plea in Magistrate Court
Monroe County Sheriff Jeff Jones was fined $100 after pleading no contest to a DUI charge in the county Magistrate Court. Special prosecutor Brian Cochran, Mercer County, and a Summers County magistrate joined to avoid conflicts of interest. The incident followed a single vehicle crash on Oct. 21, 2021, on Route 219 in Camp Creek, with Trooper L A Evans noting the odor of alcohol during investigation.
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