West Virginia
“I have a problem that Bette Midler qualifies for millions of dollars in tax credits,” said Republican Sen. Robert Karnes, the only senator to vote against the bill.
West Virginia delegate Danielle Walker filed suit against West Virginians for Life after the group emailed her and posted a graphic of a KKK member doing a Nazi salute.
“If it was up to me, we would ban it outright,” one Republican lawmaker said.
Delegate Danielle Walker, the only Black woman serving in the state Legislature, is demanding accountability from the group targeting her.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The state’s coronavirus expert said the new variant “might be more contagious but doesn’t appear to be as severe.”
The Republican governor had previously told Midler to kiss his dog's "hiney" after she insulted West Virginians.
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.