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A Growing Tourism Industry And Analyzing The State Budget, This West Virginia Morning

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On this West Virginia Morning, research from the state suggests more than 21,000 jobs in the tourism and hospitality sector will open annually over the next five years. Randy Yohe spoke with stakeholders in the tourism industry about their work and the anticipated growth.

Meanwhile, members of the West Virginia Legislature are currently reviewing this year’s state budget, which allocates money to many of West Virginia’s publicly funded agencies and programs. News Director Eric Douglas sat down with Sean O’Leary, senior policy analyst for the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, to discuss the budget from an analyst’s perspective.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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