Charleston Gazette-Mail – I’ve been following the governor and Legislature’s 2021 mind-numbing attempts to force West Virginia’s laws and constitution to waste money, crush public education, poison our water and generally make life more difficult for those already suffering from poverty and systemic racism. Read the full letter to the editor.
I couldn’t agree more with Gazette-Mail Opinion Editor Ben Fields’ column comparing us to the last aboard a sinking ship.
Many more constructive things can be done to enhance the potential of every West Virginian, aside from extractive industries. The West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy and the American Friends Service Committee recently published “State of Working West Virginia 2020,” with several proposals for joining together across racial differences to improve the health, educational outcomes and financial resources of all.
