The State Journal – State Republican leaders are considering a repeal of West Virginia’s long-standing prevailing wage law. Read
Senate President Bill Cole, R-Mercer, introduced a similar bill last year, and Cole said he still believes repealing the legislation is the right thing to do. Cole said he doesn’t believe having a prevailing wage bill is “being a proper steward of taxpayer dollars.”
However, the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, a left-leaning think tank, issued a report Jan. 28, “West Virginia’s Prevailing Wage: Good for Business, Good for Workers,” claiming state lawmakers are trying to “solve a problem that doesn’t exist.”
