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Top Moments from the Virtual 2021 Congressional City Conference
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This week local leaders, partners and municipal staff came together virtually for the 56th annual Congressional City Conference (CCC). Local leaders were able to hear from a dynamic lineup of speakers, engaged in session workshops, and discussed top federal priorities for cities, towns, and villages.
Here are our top moments:
Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, Announces $250 Million in Grants for Health Literacy to Local Leaders
Vice President Kamala Harris Addresses Local Leaders During the 2021 Congressional City Conference
During our opening general session, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed CCC attendees discussing the next steps of rescue and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, upcoming key priorities of the administration, and additional opportunities for partnership with America’s local leaders. In her remarks, she announced that the administration’s new initiative
Williams, Elliott urge US Congress to pass $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill By
March 4, 2021 - 12:33 am
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. Two West Virginia mayors are urging Congress to pass the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, with both officials warning of constraints on municipal budgets related to the pandemic and response efforts.
Huntington Mayor Steve Williams and Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott participated in a press call Wednesday about the American Rescue Plan Act and how local governments have handled the virus.
Huntington Mayor Steve Williams (File)
“We’re at a critical point right now against this pandemic, building back from the lingering effect that this health and economic crisis is going to have on our communities,” Williams said. “Our fear is that this is going to last much longer.”
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a masked pedestrian passes a banner honoring health care workers in the window of a medical center in Boston. House Democrats are proposing hazard pay for front-line workers in a new relief bill.
The House passed the next COVID-19 relief bill late last month. If the Senate passes, the bill would spend approximately $1.9 trillion to assist communities and help the American people recover from the financial burdens of the pandemic. West Virginia mayors and those representing frontline workers shared their support for the bill in a virtual news conference Wednesday.
City officials from across the state worry that without more help from the federal government, public services could be cut and essential workers could be laid off.
HUNTINGTON â While the latest winter storm has already passed through Huntington, the city is still responding to ongoing crisis caused by the ice and snow.
During a Huntington City Council meeting Monday night, Mayor Steve Williams gave an overview of the cityâs response to the three consecutive storms Huntington was hit by in the past two weeks.
Williams said 42 employees from the cityâs Public Works Department worked for 11 days straight responding to the ice storms.
He said 94 trees were removed from public roads, including six trees that fell overnight and were removed Monday morning from Mallory Court. Williams said 20 trees were removed from roads after the first ice storm on Feb. 11 and 68 trees were removed last week after the second ice storm on Feb. 15.