Sean O’Leary

Policy analyst @WVCBP | anywhere but in between |

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

@rlindsaywv8 About to find out

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Does sitting on my couch and drinking the whole bottle count?

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

He did it. He both sides’d it.

[Senator Joe Manchin @Sen_JoeManchin]

The disgusting attack ad in the Ohio governor’s race points to a much bigger problem in politics. The political parties don't care about the character or integrity of their candidates anymore. They only care about power — no matter what it takes. We need common sense leadership, and once again, the parties are failing to meet the moment.

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Hey

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Since 2011, there have been roughly 80,000 more deaths than births in West Virginia – a statistic that “impacts everything,” O’Leary said. 

https://t.co/mrZfoCVHH1

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Meanwhile, West Virginia's labor force's slide has slowed, but continues to shrink

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Now with a chart. West Virginia is adding an average of just 122 jobs per month in 2026

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

West Virginia didn’t lose any jobs in September, but it didn’t gain any either. https://t.co/diQaP8MX9x

[West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy @WVCBP]

"Tamaya Browder, education policy fellow for the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, said the lawsuit reflects longstanding concerns about the program’s effect on public school funding and its lack of transparency." https://t.co/eCzhfJF6rh

[Charleston Gazette-Mail @wvgazettemail]

One of West Virginia’s most respected journalists received the Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award during the West Virginia Press Association’s annual convention Saturday at the University of Charleston.
https://t.co/6gbvUdOl5x

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

October dusk

[KyPolicy @KyPolicy]

"In Kentucky, repeal didn't save money or add competition, but it did lower wages, it caused safety and productivity to deteriorate, and it did send work to out-of-state companies and workers."

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Why at 4am tho?

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

There are several reasons anxiety often worsens at night.

Here’s what to know, how to handle it and when to seek help:
https://t.co/GNnX01J7Sz

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

West Virginia didn’t lose any jobs in September, but it didn’t gain any either. https://t.co/diQaP8MX9x

[Arin Dube @arindube]

Folks, @PeteButtigieg is right: we've been running a generation long natural experiment on minimum wages and the results are clear.

20 states have no MW to speak of.

30 do, and sometimes as high as European levels (60% of median wage).

What do we find? Sharp growth in low pay, little effect on jobs.

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Cheers

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Hanging with Uncle Sean

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

I’m too stingy with likes

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

If communities want small schools close to home, we can use our tax $$ to make it so. We can co-locate more services in schools w/ empty space (& do things like increase pre-K takeup). We don't need to jump to the most harmful option- unless goal is to decimate public schools.

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

People who say closing more schools is the only answer are lacking creativity, compassion, and data. Recent research shows school closures often don't save money at all and the harms they inflict on students and broader communities are great.

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

Is school building utilization a good measure for funding adequacy? While it may be a piece of the analysis, factors like staffing, course offerings, adequate resources for vulnerable populations (high-poverty, disability), and *what the community wants* cannot be disregarded.