Tag Archive for: Republican Inaction

The Threat of Data Centers

It's becoming more and more evident that data centers bring with them threats to local environments and increased costs to residents. Stewart Acuff documents in this article how the Republican majority in our legislature is ignoring or dismissing these threats in their goal to put centers anywhere the industry wants. Stewart wonders if this is a government for the people.

A Harsh Reality in A Rapidly Aging State

Keeping our youth in West Virginia is proving a more and more elusive goal. Our Republican dominated government seems to be putting its hope in data centers, though these will not produce resilient jobs . At the same time, it's cutting or weakening social programs that make living here affordable and attractive to young people. They leave and we're left with a declining population.