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Form Energy Deal a Win for W.Va. and Deserves Lawmaker Support

This past week, the West Virginia Legislature considered HB 2882, a bill that will bring 750 advanced manufacturing jobs to Weirton in Hancock County. The West Virginia Department of Economic Development is proud to have crafted a unique incentive package to win this transaction for West ...

West Virginia Must Remain Leader in Childhood Immunizations

West Virginia has long led the nation in an important public health measure: school-age immunization rates. West Virginia has one of the most effective school immunization policies in the nation, resulting in high vaccination rates and low rates of vaccine-preventable diseases. West ...

Biden Policies Hurting America

“I’m tearful because I sit here looking at upcoming bills and I’m having to decide to pay a bill or buy groceries.” That’s what one West Virginian wrote to me, but unfortunately, it’s a common theme I’m hearing all across our state. In reality, families in West Virginia and ...

On Culture War Bills and Tax Cut Chances

Prior to the start of the 2023 legislative session, I warned about the real possibility of lawmakers getting distracted by culture war bills, bills that are red meat for Republican-base voters, controversial for the small minority of progressive voters, but ultimately bills dealing with issues ...