Celebrations more Opinion Printable version. Email this to a friend. Major sectors of the state's economy are in turmoil.
Bankruptcies are at a record level.
The number of people on welfare is rising. The best thing the state could do to help West Virginia's poor working people would be to cut government and stop taxing the 110,000 families who live below the poverty level. This is bad government. They did this to fund raises for teachers. The House didn't commit to multi-year raises, but it might as well have.