Biden shreds schedule as Pelosi presses House for near failed overhaul
President Biden scrapped late plans to steer his $3.5 trillion plan forward while Speaker Pelosi pushes an evening session to win support for a slim $1 trillion public works bill. Progressive holdouts back demand for broader, stalled agenda progress. with a narrow House majority, Democrats face a potential collapse without a deal.
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Capito Calls Infrastructure Bill Critical for West Virginia
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package is critical to West Virginia but warns the House may link it to the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan, risking passage. She urges bipartisanship and forecasts a win on modernizing roads bridges and internet access if lawmakers compromise.
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COVID-19 cases trend down in region with Mercer spike
Regionwide counts show continued declines in active cases in McDowell and Monroe counties, while Mercer County rises to 562 amid prior lows. Three new deaths linked to COVID-19 were reported, including a Mercer County male, a Monroe County male, and a Tazewell County resident, with Virginia not releasing ages or genders.
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Publisher resignations leave Bluefield Daily Telegraph leadership
Tricia Johnston has resigned as publisher of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and from her regional publisher roles for The Register Herald in Beckley and the Times West Virginian in Fairmont. CNHI LLC says day to day operations remain unchanged across the papers.
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Two local firefighters to be honored at national ceremony
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Merc er County and McDowell County firefighters named among 215 honored at the 40th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend on Oct 2 and 3. Zachary Blankenship of Montcalm VFD died in 2020 after responding to a residential fire and stroke from stress. Russell Roberson Jr. of Saeger VFD died from injuries sustained at a Saeger fire. Governor Jim Justice noted Roberson’s smoke inhalation while shielding a man from his burning home during the June 20 21 West Virginia Avenue fire.
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