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Steve White and Josh Sword: WV workers can build state’s roads (Daily Mail)

May 16, 2017

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Official Labor Dispatch

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The Daily Mail Opinion page editorial from May 9 (“Would governor’s jobs program put West Virginians to work?”) caught our eye because it raised some excellent questions regarding Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed jobs and infrastructure plan.

It is refreshing to see the Daily Mail Opinion page emphasize the needs of West Virginia working families by raising the following issues:

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"When working men and women stand united across our valleys and hollows, there is no legislative hurdle we cannot overcome and no picket line we cannot hold."