NATIONAL BRIEFING / WEST VIRGINIA
Times Wire Reports
While economic woes are forcing many states to lay off or furlough their workers, West Virginia has an unexpected $65-million surplus, and Gov. Joe Manchin is asking the Legislature to use about half of it to give $500 payments to 51,000 full-time employees.
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