Poverty charges interest. Toddler mom, ED @WVCBP, friend to pups, aspiring Instagram food photographer
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Jun 11
"Migration is concentrated among the young & struggling, not the rich. 4.5% of low-wage workers move each year, chasing jobs or affordable housing. Millionaires move at 1/2 that rate, 2.4%. They aren't searching for their economic place in the world; they've already found it."
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This is largely because of the Third Grade Success Act!
Jun 11
Between 2018 and 2025, West Virginia public schools lost 25,821 students and 834 teachers. They added 1,886 paraprofessionals, 531 non-teaching certified staff, and 187 administrators.
Fewer students, fewer teachers, more of everyone else.
This is what happens when funding is tied to ratios instead of students.
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Jun 11
For 1/10th of the cost of the Hope scholarship in the new budget, WV could keep the 14 schools approved for closure in the past year open. No it’s not a permanent solution, but it ensures those communities families don’t suffer until lawmakers amend the school funding formula.
With a commitment of just $28 million of the $313 million FY 2026 surplus, lawmakers can keep the 14 public schools approved for closure open and available
to their communities.
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Jun 11
For a more detailed and through debunking, I highly recommend @onceuponA @ChloeNEast (whose piece I cite) open.substack.com/pub/donmoy…
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These former governors are right: the SNAP cost shift is a ticking time bomb for state budgets. States will have to pay 100s of millions annually had no say in its design or time to prepare. Extending the full 2-year delay to every state is a fair fix. hickenlooper.senate.gov/pres…
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Jun 10
New from me: After Gov. Morrisey said a TANF deficit could mean program cuts, Family Support Centers in every county don’t have contracts for July 1. They rely on TANF money; it could mean job and services cuts in a few weeks. Lawmakers want to learn more. westvirginiawatch.com/2026/0…
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Jun 10
The newest CPI data show inflation continues to outpace wage growth. Prices rose 4.2% over the last year while wages increased just 3.4%, making it harder for families to keep up with the rising cost of living.
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Jun 10
If you define "operational" as having crossed 1 GW of actual energized IT capacity, a reasonable range is probably 10–20 locations globally will be running by 2030. Inference is going smaller and folks should short any project that is 1 GW in size that are not already contracted
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Jun 9
NEW from @MSNOWNews @MarshallProj: ICE has detained *over 500 babies and toddlers* during Trump's second term. ms.now/news/trump-ice-detent…
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Nearly 20 years ago, West Virginia set out to revitalize its economy by "unleashing capitalism"—cutting corporate taxes, slashing social services, and hamstringing unions.
Since then, the state hasn't gained a single net new job, Ted Boettner finds:
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Jun 9
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New tax cuts are a focal point of Republicans’ pitch to voters heading into the midterms, nowhere more so than in Nevada, where Trump first pitched no-tax-on-tips in 2024. But there are signs economic headwinds are blunting the impact of the tax relief. tinyurl.com/hawswnkc
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Jun 6
I said last week this is the best postgame tradition in sports.
I’m updating it:
It’s the best tradition going in sports.
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Blown away by these Tax Foundation quotes attempting to prop up irresponsible decision to enact tax cuts despite state missing the trigger by hundreds of millions of dollars. No, it has not immediately helped our economy and all else is not equal wvnews.com/statejournal/news…
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The tax cuts are fine because they will make it harder to hit the triggers we ignore anyway ?!
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Jun 8
FL police use A.I. to identify a vehicle theft suspect from surveillance video. Based on an "85% match" they arrest and charge Jalil Richardson. He spends 3 months in jail. He loses his job, his home, and custody of his kids.
Richardson lives in N.C.
He's never been to Florida. And his timesheet shows him at work at the time of the crime. No one checked before charging him. yahoo.com/news/us/articles/a…
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Jun 8
The data and West Virginia's experience with these announcements show they rarely bear out as promised, while reducing the resources for programs and services that will grow our economy. wvgazettemail.com/opinion/op…
With $12.8B in private sector investments announced since October, projecting more than 12,000 jobs, the momentum is real.
Up to 20,000 new construction jobs alone may be needed from Putnam County to Grant County to all across the state.
Find out more: governor.wv.gov/article/gove…
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New Medicaid rules may force doctors to determine which patients with HIV, cancer & other conditions are too sick to work. Docs told me this will be esp. hard bc the energy/mobility of the chronically ill fluctuates day-to-day. politico.com/news/2026/06/07… w/ @rking_19
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Jun 3
Here's a look at how revenue collections are faring compared to this point in FY25. Severance tax collections are leading the way, not surprising with high energy prices.
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