By WENDY HOLDREN
The Register-Herald
(Register-Herald photo by Rick Barbero}
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As dozens of teachers chant the intro to “Seven Nation Army” in front of the Senate Chamber, Sherry Skeen sits in a small corridor to the left beside a sign reading, “Thank You House of Delegates.”
The sign commends the House “for being supportive, professional, respectful, and quick” in the passage of a bill to increase the pay of teachers, service personnel and State Police by 5 percent.
While trying to focus on the positive, Skeen says it’s difficult not to acknowledge the lack of action from the senator from her home county, Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson.
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