A recent local news headline read: “Manufacturing plant moving from West Virginia to Ohio, creating new jobs.”

This is an unfortunate sign of the times for our state, which has lost the job-creating momentum created after business-friendly Republicans took control back in 2015.

Unfortunately, a lot of Republican politicians seem more focused on fighting culture wars and creating new opportunities for lawsuits than growing our economy.

Even though a majority of West Virginia voters want their leaders focused on economic growth, many legislators prioritize hot-button social issues that do nothing to help preserve and create jobs in the state.

Wheeling Delegate Bill Flanigan, who cares deeply about economic growth, expressed his frustration with this tendency when he jokingly reported to

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