For years, we have heard the question asked in West Virginia: What is the state doing to improve and diversify its economy? The question is rooted in the complaint that the state’s economy is tied too tightly to extraction industries. State leaders have heard that question as well. ...
HB 2007 is bad for West Virginia We all envision a West Virginia where every child is safe. We all envision a West Virginia that is thriving; that our young people want to stay in and that people want to move to. HB 2007, which just passed in the House of Delegates, stands in opposition to ...
by Les Leopold More than 150,000 tech workers lost their jobs in 2022, according to one estimate, and an additional 23,000 have been laid off since the start of 2023. These workers are not alone. More than 30 million American workers have gone through mass layoffs since the Bureau ...
With all this talk of surpluses, tax cuts and where money should go, we’d like to draw attention to another of West Virginia’s chronically underfunded services: state jobs. In mid-September, analysts presented the results of a state audit to the Legislature’s Post Audits ...
A state audit found that millions of dollars are being allocated for vacant positions, many of which have been vacant for several years with no evidence that agencies are trying to fill them. The legislative Post Audits Committee heard a report about the vacancies on Sunday afternoon ...
by Marty Walsh On Labor Day we honor the achievements of America’s workers, and in 2022 we have a historic victory to celebrate. Our nation’s working people have come all the way back from the depths of a global pandemic, regaining every job lost and more. This milestone seemed ...