West Virginia
The 70-year-old Republican governor ended his televised State of the State address Thursday night by flashing his English bulldog's rear end to the cameras and crowd.
West Virginia briefly led the nation in getting people shots, but the state quickly hit a wall of resistance and its ranking began to slip.
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) said the Build Back Better Act would provide benefits to coal miners in West Virginia.
The "Wind Beneath My Wings" singer had fans voicing their disappointment.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is hindering President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and getting called out for his actions.
"He’s not listening to us, he’s listening to Big Money," one group's leader said. "That’s why we’re here at his yacht in D.C. today.”
West Virginia struggles with the exact problems that Biden's spending bill aims to fix.
“It hurt that the State of West Virginia would try to block me from pursuing my dreams," Becky Pepper-Jackson, 11, said. "I just want to play.”
"They're not thinking right," Jim Justice said of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in his state.
Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia have been added to a list of 17 states where state employee travel is forbidden.