"West Virginia’s disappointing economic and jobs numbers over the last several years should be seen as a final nail in the coffin for corporate-first policies that fail to prioritize workers, small businesses, and infrastructure investments statewide." westvirginiawatch.com/2025/08/22/job…

It's a bit jarring to go from the quotes in this article (the Chamber says WV's #1 economic problem is a lack of educated, healthy, workforce-ready workers) to the Chamber's proposed solutions in another (tax cut for corporations!) wvnews.com/news/wvnews/we…

West Virginia has been on a tax cutting spree since the Manchin administration, along with other "business friendly" policies like Right to Work, with little to show for it wvpolicy.org/state-of-worki…

Elected reps must stop participating in this farce. Far from a renaissance, since 2008, not counting Monongalia where WVU drove economic growth, WV's 10 top gas counties: -Lost 5,503 jobs (-4.6%) -Lost 20,873 residents (-7.3%) Worse than the the state's declines of 3.3 & 3.8%.

The richest 400 Americans saw a huge drop in their tax rates after Trump's tax plan took effect in 2017. They're now paying lower tax rates than the U.S. population on average. Total taxes paid by the top 400 is down to just 1.3% of their wealth. thehill.com/business/54665…

.West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy and Invest in Louisiana are calling on their governors to withdraw their National Guards from DC. DC residents deserve the same right to local self-governance that other states’ residents enjoy. #FreeDC wvpolicy.org/recall-our-nat…