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W.Va. Conservative Policy Summit Tackles Opioids, Economic Troubles, Family Decline

The Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy is sponsoring a big intellectual shindig here in Charleston on Thursday with the American Conservative Union. It’s called, “West Virginia on the Rise: Rebuilding the Economy, Rebuilding Lives.”

The conference features speeches by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, W.Va. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va.

There also will be panel discussions with national experts on drug abuse, the economy, and changes in the family.

On this week’s Front Porch podcast, Finn: we talk about the opioid epidemic, rebuilding our state economy, and strengthening families with Garrett Ballengee, Executive Director of the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy.

Welcome to “The Front Porch,” where we tackle the tough issues facing Appalachia the same way you talk with your friends on the porch.

Hosts include WVPB Executive Director and recovering reporter Scott Finn; conservative lawyer, columnist and rabid “Sherlock” fan Laurie Lin; and liberal columnist and avid goat herder Rick Wilson, who works for the American Friends Service Committee.

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How Can West Virginia Prosper? A Ballengee/Boettner Battle Royale

West Virginia’s economy has a “chicken and egg” problem.

To grow more jobs here, we need better-educated, healthy employees.

But before we can afford to pay for better schools and health, we need more jobs and more businesses.

As you might imagine, liberals and conservatives have different ideas which should come first – lower taxes or higher education and health spending.

On this Front Porch podcast, hear a Battle Royale between two of West Virginia’s best policy wonks – Ted Boettner, executive director of the liberal-leaning West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Garrett Ballengee, executive director of the Cardinal Institute, a right-leaning West Virginia think tank.

Ballengee and Boettner debate about how West Virginia can become a more prosperous state.

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The Front Porch is the weekly podcast where we tackle the toughest issues facing Appalachia…in the same way you talk with friends on your front porch.

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An edited version of “The Front Porch” airs Fridays at 4:50 p.m. on West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s radio network, and the full version is available above.

Share your opinions with us about these issues, and let us know what you’d like us to discuss in the future. Send a tweet to @radiofinn or @wvpublicnews, or e-mail Scott at sfinn @ wvpublic.org

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