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Fiscal Court approves resolution urging continuation and increase of black lung benefits
Summary
The fiscal court adopted Resolution 2025-19 urging state and federal representatives to continue black lung benefits and to consider increasing monthly payments to recipients; officials said the county receives nearly $500,000 per year in black lung benefits disbursements.
The court considered and adopted a resolution (numbered 2025-19 in the meeting materials) asking the county's state and federal legislators to continue black lung benefits and to consider increasing monthly benefit amounts. Meeting materials note the benefits deliver roughly a half-million dollars per year in payments tied to county residents. A magistrate moved to adopt the resolution and the court voted in favor; the judge signed the resolution in open session. Why it matters: the resolution expresses the fiscal court's support for continuation and enhancement of benefits that the court said deliver approximately $500,000 annually to affected residents in the county. The resolution will be transmitted to the county's senators and representatives as requested in the meeting materials.
