West Virginia

Joe Manchin Hinders Infrastructure Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is hindering President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and getting called out for his actions.
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'Kayaktivists' Protest Outside Joe Manchin's Houseboat Over Budget Bill

"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.”
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Here's How Joe Manchin's State Stands To Benefit From The Legislation He's Blocking

West Virginia struggles with the exact problems that Biden's spending bill aims to fix.
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Judge Blasts West Virginia, Says Trans Girl Allowed To Compete On Cross Country Team

“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.”
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'Death Lottery': West Virginia GOP Gov. Issues Blunt Warning To Unvaccinated

"They're not thinking right," Jim Justice said of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in his state.
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California Bans State Travel To Five More States Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws

Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia have been added to a list of 17 states where state employee travel is forbidden.
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W.Va. Black Leaders Warn Joe Manchin His Voting Rights Opposition Could Cost Their Support

“African-Americans in West Virginia could be his Achilles' heel,”said Owens Brown, president of the West Virginia NAACP.
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Mondaire Jones: Manchin ‘Would Rather Preserve Jim Crow’ For Bipartisanship

The freshman congressman ripped into the West Virginia senator's op-ed, in which he said he would vote against Democrats' elections reform bill.
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West Virginia To Give Away Guns, Trucks, Cash As COVID-19 Vaccine Lottery Prizes

Hunting licenses and scholarships will also be among the vaccine incentives offered in the state.
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ACLU Joins Lawsuit Over West Virginia Banning Trans Girls And Women From Sports

House Bill 3293 prohibits trans girls and women from playing on women's sports teams at any public secondary school or state institution of higher education.
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