Jim Justice
"They're not thinking right," Jim Justice said of the COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in his state.
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.
Republican Gov. Jim Justice passed a bill this week banning trans women and girls from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identities.
“I don’t know really what the big rush to get rid of the mask is, because these masks have saved a lot of lives,” said Jim Justice.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The president and the governor have both given bad advice about dealing with COVID-19.
Initially, Jim Justice said people who found the term racist were "absurd." Now he's sorry "if I’ve done anything that has offended them."
Trainees and staffers with a state agency gave the salute in a class photo, saying they were honoring an instructor.
State officials are investigating who was involved in photo of a recent correctional officer training class.
One local black leader called former state delegate Jill Upson’s appointment “absolutely absurd.”
Any state that's been telling teachers to tighten their belts for years has been put on notice.