REMINDER: Commonsense Connections begins this week, giving West Virginians the opportunity to meet with my staff for assistance with federal or state agencies in all 55 counties! Find out when my staff will be in your county in the graphics below.

When states provide property tax relief, localities that rely on that revenue can really feel it.

Surpluses after the pandemic helped states compensate localities for that lost money—but that won't cut it over the long term as state revenues dwindle. pew.org/49WSlts

Congratulations Maura McLaughlin! Well deserved. Great things in Physics and Astronomy WVU Mountaineers. #WestVirginia #Appalachia

Most energy, climate, and environmental, really most 'issues,' are issues not because of a lack of good #STEM or #hardscience . Instead, it's the failure to integrate #socialscience on #governance , #publicpolicy , and #economics .

Good run-down here of #WestVirginia 's gubernatorial candidates in the republican primary.

Just out! Local government reform beyond privatization and amalgamation: advances in the analysis of inter-municipal cooperation tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… with (((Germà Bel))) XY CIS + Gen-Tap Ole Helby Petersen and Thomas Elston

Parties relinquishing control of nominating has to be one of the most profound errors in our political development.

The Coalition for West Virginia’s Future, a group supporting former Del. Moore Capito for the GOP primary for WV governor, released a poll Friday from NMB Research showing Capito in the lead following his endorsement last week by Gov. Jim Justice.

Must read🧵 for student enrollment trends and especially for rural states trying to understand declines.

I recently spoke with Angelina Parrillo of the The Boston Globe about the growing difference in how Republicans and Democrats view the field of higher education and the value of a college degree — a gap confirmed by a new poll by the Globe and Emerson College:
bostonglobe.com/2024/04/11/mag…

EARLY VIEW ALERT!
“The American lawmaking system has changed to reduce institutional friction by giving parties and party leaders more authority to set the legislative agenda and avoid committee gatekeeping.”
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
#PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal #PSJ news

Congrats erin “updated w a rustic feel” brock carlson, phd!