Less than 24 hours after being elected to succeed Joe Manchin in the United States Senate, Governor Jim Justice, on Wednesday, appointed his wife and West Virginia’s current First Lady Cathy Justice to the state Board of Education.
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So many questions for the candidates who keep saying their number one priority is abolishing taxes and then funding education and infrastructure… make it make sense.
In other legislative news, Del. Paul Espinosa, R-Jefferson, who was here earlier today, has resigned effective immediately. Announced from the podium by House Speaker Roger Hanshaw. House is back in session.
I Just voted against the additional 2% personal income tax cut (cost $46M), after voting to give you a 25% tax cut in 2023
Why? I questioned the Finance Chair asking where the money came from, he said the Dept of Human Services and couldn't tell me where. Its just bad governing.
Wild that charter schools can apply directly for funding, but public schools can't. There was an amendment to allow them to (I supported) but it was ruled non-germane.
Now we're giving preference to charter schools by cutting red tape just for them.
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Hello everyone! We are participating in the Mountains of Mac event in Sophia this Saturday. We should have our Kamala Harris signs in so you can pick some up at the event. The event is along Main Street in Sophia, WV from 4:00 - 7:00. Hope to see you there!
This November, we have the chance to elect @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz – two people who will get up every single day to fight for you. And there’s no time to waste. Make sure you’re registered to vote at https://t.co/NKXRGNgbZX.
I agree with most of this, and party isn’t mentioned once. We are in SUCH a bad polarizing country.
I would amend this to say that marginalized folks will suffer greatly if one side — Trump’s — is elected. That must be named and not ignored in this “both side”-ism we’re seeing.
Rep. @AOC: President Biden has made clear that he is in this race. The matter is closed. Biden is our nominee. He is in this race and I support him. He is running against Donald Trump, who is a man with 34 felony convictions. Not a single Republican has asked for Donald Trump to not be the nominee. I'm here to win in November
We will discuss the various primary races and candidates at our next monthly meeting. You can attend in person at 166 George Street in Beckley or attend by Zoom. Register for Zoom here: https://t.co/7DYrQtCdkp