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WV Dems to Focus on Small Business, Infrastructure in 2020
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Democrats say their 2020 legislative platform will focus on education, infrastructure, small businesses and social services.
Democrats in the GOP-led statehouse detailed their “West Virginians First” agenda at a press conference Thursday marking the second day of the state’s 60-day legislative session.
They floated ideas such as creating tax credit programs for small business, expanding vocational education, repairing the state’s water infrastructure and funding addiction treatment with a surcharge on opioids.
Their plan was announced a day after Republican Gov. Jim Justice gave his annual State of the State address, which was panned by Democrats who said the governor gave a misleading view of state finances.