News & Policy

The WV Business & Industry Council works to keep its membership up to date on issues of importance to the employer community. Below find recent organizational news releases, news clippings, action alerts and other information relevant to our membership.

W.Va. Senate President: GOP Has To Keep Appeal to Remain in Power

May 22nd, 2015

WHEELING - West Virginia Senate President William Cole said the new GOP majority must continue giving everyone a seat at the policymaking table if it is to retain control of the Legislature in a state where only 29 percent of registered voters are Republicans.

"We have to have broad appeal. We have to make sure we're representing all of West Virginia," Cole, R-Mercer, said Thursday as the West Virginia Business and Industry Council kicked off its "Policy and Progress" tour at Oglebay Park in Wheeling. (Read Full Article on The Intelligencer/Wheeling News Register.)

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