An editorial from The Exponent Telegram
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — We are halfway through the regular session of the 2016 Legislature and there has been a lot of activity, but none of it has done anything to address the really important issues facing West Virginia in the coming year.
Lawmakers have been working on Right to Work, prevailing wage, carrying concealed weapons without permits and so forth. But nothing has been done to date about plugging the holes in the current state budget or passing a balanced budget for next fiscal year.
Tomblin complains that there is strong opposition to his tax hike proposals, and he is concerned that the House Finance Chairman is asking state agencies how they could cut an additional 6.5 percent out of their budgets…
