Lawmakers discuss West Virginia’s economic future, drug epidemic

By BRETT DUNLAP

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Lawmakers are working on four pillars they believe will move the state economically forward.

House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, told members of the West Virginia Press Association Thursday that the four were the state’s tax structure, infrastructure, the legal regulatory climate and the education system.

However, over the last few years a fifth issue has emerged that has impacted the state economy, he said.

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