From: Mitch Carmichael Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 8:37 AM To: Nicole Flotteron;Chapin Fay;Dan Bank Subject: Response to local AFT leaders agreeing with our statement What do you think of crafting a message in which we commend Christine Campbell, and Dale Lee, WVEA, for agreeing with us and for rejecting the socialist agenda of the national The message could give credit to the WV Teachers for recognizing that the socialistic policies of the Ieft wing union bosses is not good for our state and would damage the economic recovery that is occurring under Republican leadership. Your thoughts From: Mitch Carmichael Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 10:43 AM To: Nicole Flotteron Subject: Education inform~ West Virginia Chamber News Update 6?848 From: West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 10:05 AM To: Mitch Carmichael Subject: West Virginia Chamber News Update 8818 Pubiic Education in West Virginia An Overview of Teacher Pay and Benefits, and Student Achievement By: Srian Dayton, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce WEST VI RGINEA CHAMBER Check out a short Video regarding the Chamber's new report on Public Education in West Virginia VVatch Wear titanium CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING SUMMIT August 29.31%? am a The Greenhner Restart egister Nowi Explosion on Marshall County gas line heard and seen for miles WV MetroNews - The cause of a gas line explosion in Marshall County from early Thursday morning remained under investigation hours after the ensuing ?re was out. Investigators from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Trans-Canada remained on the scene Thursday. Justice Loughry named in 32-count judicial complaint saying he lied over and over WV MetroNews - State Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry has been named in 32 charges alleging he violated the Code of Judicial Conduct, saying he lied repeatedly about of?ce renovations and then hid a federal subpoena from fellow justices. Loughry is the author of "Don?t Buy Another Vote, I Won't Pay for a Landslide: The Sordid and Continuing History of Political Corruption in West Virginia.? Motion to Suspend Without Pay and Memorandum Report of Judicial Disciplinary WV Judicial Disciplinary Counsel Read the Full Report As pressure to resign grows, judges for Justice Loughry case finalized WV News The ?nal four judges who will decide what to do about the judicial complaint against state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry were appointed Thursday as pressure grows for Loughry to step down. Supreme Court administrator Johnson announces resignation WV MetroNews - Supreme Court Administrator Gary Johnson has announced his resignation, effective June 30. Attorney Barbara Allen, who served as the court administrator from 2001 to 2002 has been hired as the interim director while the Supreme Court conducts a search for a permanent administrator. AEP Foundation awards $450,000 STEM grant to strengthen Math WV News - In an effort to meet the growing need for STEM?skilled graduates in West Virginia, today the American Electric Power Foundation announced a nearly half?million dollar grant to The Education Alliance to strengthen STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. The ?nding will help support the Energizing steM Education Initiative in elementary schools in Lincoln and Logan counties. Over the next several years, West Virginia is projecting to have 25,000 jobs in STEM-related ?elds. Governor puts RISE program under National Guard Charleston Gazette-Mad - Gov. Jim Justice said Monday a stagnated $150 million federal ?ood recovery effort to help those victimized almost two years ago will begin again under new leadership. Justice announced that adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, will take over operations of the RISE West Virginia program, dedicated to helping victims of the June 2016 ?ood, from the Department of Commerce, in what he called a "realignment." Adjutant general is point man for flood relief, but legal authority remains with Commerce WV MetroNews - The state Department of Commerce has to remain responsible for long- term ?ood relief funds because of a federal agreement and state law. Now, though, the adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard has been given ultimate authority for making sure long-term ?ood relief is successful. Naloxone distribution to first responders begins this week across WV Charleston Gazette-Mail ~Naloxone distribution statewide to emergency ?rst responders began Tuesday, according to a West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources news release. At a cost of $1 million, DHHR has purchased around 34,000 doses of naloxone, which is used to reverse opioid overdoses. Ojecla files motion to dismiss, says he didn't violate man's civil rights West Virginia Record - US. Congress candidate and state Senator Richard Ojeda has ?led a motion to dismiss the federal lawsuit against him claiming he violated a man's civil rights. Ojeda ?led his motion June 4 in US. District Court in the case ?led against him April 30 by David Woolsey of Logan. You'll be shocked at the price of health care for a family of four MSN Health care costs have been increasing at the lowest rate in the past two decades. The result? The total costs for a typical family of four insured by the most common health plan offered by employers will average $28,166 this year, according to the annual Milliman Medical Index. Business leaders react to Trump order on coal-fired power plants WV News Some state business and industry leaders say it's a good thing that President Donald Trump has ordered a halt to shutting down coalw?red power plants. On June 1, Trump ordered US. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to halt the shutdown of coal-fired and nuclear power plants in the interest of national security. Trump issued the order in part under the Defense Production Act, a Cold War era law intended to protect the country's power grid in times of war. .. Brian Dayton: A candid conversation about education needed in WV (Daily Mail) Charleston Gazette-Mail In February of this year, teachers and school service personnel in all 55 of West Virginia?s counties left the job for 13 days over issues of teacher pay and the rising costs of health insurance available through state Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA). Before the 2018 legislative session ended, all teachers, school service personnel and state employees received a 5 percent pay raise. Additionally, changes to PEIA health care bene?ts and premiums Were frozen at existing levels until July 1, 2019, while Gov. Justice appointed a task force to study and propose a plan to "Fix Mark Sadd: Schools must prioritize education first (Daily Mail) Charleston Gazette~Mail Christine Harrison, 3. speech pathologist for the Putnam County Board of Education, has got a point. You have to go searching for it. "We have a real problem," Harrison recently wrote for the Gazette Opinion Page (West Virginia schools of the future will require a behavioral, medical model, June 3). ?The responsibility to ?x the ills of society has fallen squarely on the shoulders of our public schools,? she writes. Her awareness, she Said, was heightened during the illegal public school worker strike in which she was a happy and full~throated participant. West Virginia Chamber 82nd Annual Meeting and Business Summit August 29 31, 2018 Click here to Register West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 1624 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25301 SaernsulziscribeTM mitch.carmichael@wvsenate.qov Forward this email Ugdate Profile I About: our service provider Sent by foriobs@wvchamber.com in coilaboration with ?g Constant Contacryeam Try it free today From: Mitch Carmichael Sent: Thursday, lane 14, 2018 10:57 AM To: Nicole Flotteron Subject: FW: May Job Growth Numbers Are Strongt E?m compiling more data and will forward in a string ofemaiis. Thanks, Mitch From: Steve Roberts Sent: Wednesday, tune 13, 2018 3:41 PM To: Mitch Carmichael Subject: May job Growth Numbers Are Strong! NM Clint 11188138 To: Members of the West Virginia Legislature From: Steve Roberts Date: june 13, 2018 RE: May Job Growth Numbers Are Strong! Yesterday afternoon, Workforce West Virginia released employment numbers for the month of May, and the numbers are strong! Data released compares May 2018 with May 2017. During that period, total employment rose by 6,000 jobs, While the civilian labor force grew by 9,700. Here are some of the highlights of the report: a Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment is reported at 760,300 jobs we a net gain of 17,100 jobs a Total Employment is at 743,500 - net gain of 6,000 Mining Logging is at 22,800 net gain of 1,100 a Manufacturing is at 47,100 net gain of 500 Construction is at 33,900 net gain of 3,400 a Educational Health Services is at 131,500 net gain of 1,800 We would note that the large increase in the Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment Number is partially due to the Primary Election~related increase in local government employment. Overall, private sector employment grew by 8,500 from May 2017 to May 2018. Thank you for your continued service and commitment to West Virginia. From: Mitch Carmichael Sent: Thursday, July 39, 2018 8:24 AM To: West Virginia Subject: Thank you Hi Nicoie, Chapin, and Dan Thank you for conducting the on?site meeting/training yesterday. Our team was very impressed with all aspects of Mercury. The outside entities that we invited and that gained further exposure to your team were equally as impressed. We look forward to working with you to craft the proper narrative as to the West Virginia comeback story and Republican commitment to education. Tha nks, Mitch From: Mitch Carmichael Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 9:50 AM To: Nicole Flotteron Subg'ect: Fwd: Strikes Again? Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 active, an 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: The Center for Education Reform Date: 8/7/18 4:46 PM To: Mitch Carmichael Subject: Strikes Again? No images? Click here A weekly report on education news and commentary you won't find anywhere else mm from the nation's leading voice on education innovation and opportunity. BACK TO SCHOOL WITH TEACHER STRIKES. The teachers union in Puerto Rico is gearing up for a strike next week. Among their list of demands: no to educational opportunity that would bring desperately needed educational options to families on the island. This strike is yet another indication of why the Janus v. AFSCME case was necessary. Unions continue to do what they want despite what other people want. With Puerto Rico?s latest test scores showing less than 35% of students are proficient in math and only 10% of students in grades 7, 8 and 11 passing standardized tests last year, there is a reason why families are choosing to leave the island in search of better opportunities for their children. Unions? actions in PR only underscore the importance of the recently?won freedoms for workers in the Supreme Court?s Janus decision. Organized labor could focus on protecting those freedoms, or ensuring that all of the students in Puerto Rico have a qualified educator in front of them who wants to teach in the classroom, instead of walking out on the children who need them MEANWHILE, EN LOS ANGELES. Unions in the nation?s second largest school district are also reportedlv thinking about strikinq. Let?s be clear it doesn?t matter the time nor place nor school district a teacher strike occurs, the group that suffers the most are the students. NAEP scores continue to show little to no improvement for students. Only 37 percent of our nation?s 4th graders are reading proficiently, yet teachers are opting to be OUT of the classroom. In which universe does this make sense? BUT WHAT DO PARENTS According to a survey by Democrats for Education Reform, they want meaningful progress that delivers options that are better for their children -- reaffirming the ever?growing consensus in most polls by parents and families that educational options of any kind are welcome and needed changes in their communities and lives. These ?Education Progressives? as DFER is calling them, are into expanding public school choice and rewarding quality teachers. They seem to understand that funding alone is not the answer and indicate the continued uptick in the public?s support for choice. Don't believe us? Read for NEW EDUCATION TOOLS - TALK ABOUT IT. There?s one thing that's clear policies that promote opportunities for innovation in education open up endless possibilities to individualize education to fit the needs of the student. ExcelinEd has developed three new resources aimed at helping policymakers understand performance funding better including a framework of the funding model, a tool that models performance funding for a state, and an issue brief that describes early findings from using the tool. NEW SCHOOLS FOR CRESTO REY NETWORK. Congratulations to the Cristo Rey Network on the opening of three schools in Oakland, CA and Fort Worth, Texas. Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School is their first school located on a university campus at Oklahoma State University. Check out their amazing statistics on their winning education model. REALITY CHECK WITH JEANNE ALLEN HITS THE It?s summer and many of us are hitting the road for vacation at the beach or some other place for rest and relaxation. What's better than having a daily dose of beach?worthy podcasts selected for your listening pleasure? Follow us at @edreform as we release a podcast a dayjust for you! Don't want to wait? No problem! 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The Center for Education Reform 1455 Pennsyivania Ave, NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20004 Preferences Unsubscribe From: Mitch Carmichael Sent: Tuesday, August ?14, 2018 8:16 PM To: Nicole Fiotteron Subject: Fwd: July Employment Numbers Show Continued Growth Sent via the Samsung Galaxy 57 active, an 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Steve Roberts Date: 8/14/18 4:23 PM To: Mitch Carmichael Subject: July Employment Numbers Show Continued Growth WES-T "Wantattainment To: Members of the West Virginia Legislature From: Steve Roberts Date: August 14, 2018 RE: July Employment Numbers Show Continued Growth This afternoon, Workforce West Virginia released employment numbers for the month of July. The numbers released compare July 2018 with July 2017. During that period, total employment rose by 4,000 jobs, While the civilian labor force grew by 6,500. Here are some of the highlights of the report: Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment is reported at 752,000 jobs a net gain of 7,200 jobs Total Employment is at 742,100 net gain of 4,000 Mining Logging is at 22,500 - net gain of 400 Manufacturing is at 46,400 down 100 Construction is at 33,800 net gain of 2,500 9 Educational Health Services is at 131,500 net gain of 1,700 There was a gain of 900 in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment from June 2018 to July 2018. Overall, private sector employment grew by 6,200 from July 2017 to July 2018. From: Mitch Carmichaei Sent: Friday, Augost 17, 2018 4:24 PM To: Nicole Flotteron Cc: West Virginia Subject: FW: Cardinal's Latest in the Media This is the contact info the entity to which I referred on the call this morning. From: Carolina! Institute for WV Policy On Behalf Of Cardinal institute for WV Policy Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 4:17 PM To: Mitch Carmichael Subject: Cardinal?s Latest in the Media Check out the latest couple of media hits from Cardinal! View this emaii in your browser Dear Friends, Many of this summer?s headlines might suggest that the West Virginia news is not a place you want to find yourself in. However, such is not the case here at the Cardinal Institute. Recently, we?ve had a couple of chances to share our voices as it relates to current events and new policy proposals in the Mountain State. On August 9, I had a column in the Daily Mail Opinion page of the Charleston Gazetteull/lail, titled, Damage to state has already been done, concerning the core issues and widespread ramifications of the recent impeachment proceedings in the WV Supreme Court of Appeals. Then on August 12, our in-house economist and development director, Jessi Troyan, was extensively quoted in West Vircinia think tanks offer ideas on creating economic prosperity in W. Va. from The Exponent Telegram in Clarksburg. Here, she offers a competing analysis and perspective on policies proposed by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy in a newly published report. Without your support, and the support of friends like you, we wouldn?t be in a position to offer these competing viewpoints. Not only that, it?s a testament to your support that we?re now fielding these calls and sharing perspectives that would not have been offered just a couple short years ago. For that, we couldn?t be more grateful. Thank you all, and we hope you have a lovely weekend ahead! Looking to get more informed on the issues? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! We update regularly with things we think you might like. Let us know what you think! 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This email was sent to did i 091? this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy - PO Box 11495 - Charleston, WV 25339 - USA From: Sent To: Subject: Mitch Carmichael Monday, September 17, 2018 10:39 AM West Virginia FW: Budget Beat: Census Data Shows Lack of Progressi WV Help me craft response From: West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 10:11 AM To: Mitch Carmichael Subject: Budget Beat: Census Data Shows Lack of {Drogress in WV WEST CENTER ON POLICY New Census Data Shows Lack of Progress in Virginia More West Virginians lived in poverty and lacked health care insurance in 2017 than 2016, according to Census data released last week. West Virginia was just one of two states to see its poverty rate increase. An estimated 336,301 West Virginians lived in poverty in 2017, for a poverty rate of 19.1 percent, a 1.2 percentage point increase from 2016. West Virginia's poverty rate in 2017 was 5.7 percentage points higher than the national average. West Virginia's poverty rate has not declined since the end of the Great Recession. West Virginia had the 4th highest poverty rate among the 50 states in 2017, and ranks last in median household income at $43,469. After years of historic health care coverage gains, 109,000 West Virginians lacked health care in 2017, an increase of 13,000 from 2016. West Virginia experienced some of the highest health coverage gains in the nation following the Affordable Care Act. Medicaid is the cornerstone of health care in this country, and it covers roughly more than a third of West Virginia's population. While the state's political leaders claim an economic turnaround, the Census data makes clear that orowinci GDP numbers mean little for everyday West Virginians, who?s economic hardships are being ignored. Tax cuts for the wealthy and antiwlabor policies are not what West Virginia needs to build a shared prosperity. Policies proven to help working class families, like increases in the minimum wage, a state EITC, paid famiiy and medical leave, among others make it easier for people to build a secure future. West Virginia will be a better place when we all have the opportunity to buiid a better life for ourselves and our children. A ,4 w. This blog post takes a look at what's going with the Farm Bill and why West Virginia needs the conference committee to adopt the Senate Farm Bill version. Members of the Farm Bill conference committee havetwo verv different bills before them: a House version that makes dramatic cuts to food assistance as well as job training programs and a Senate version that not only protects, but improves one-of the nation's most effective anti?hungry and anti?poverty tools- the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Throughout the Mountain State, SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) supports thousands of West Virginians, including more than 130,000 kids, 30,000 seniors, 81,000 workers, 13,00,0veterans and around 61,000 persons with disabilities. Continued access to 'hutrition allows parents to focus on work and kids to focus on school. No West Virginian should have to worry about putting food on the table. With so much on the line between which Farm Bill version the conference committee will accept, now is the time to reach out to Senators Manchin and Capito and urgethem to reject any cuts to food assistance. in: Mountain State Defense Spending West Virginia ranked 46th in the nation for defense spending in 2016, according to the US. Department of Defense. The Mountain State spent .5 percent of its GDP, ranking 50th. Supp?esand The West Vi By Type DEFENSE CONT CTS 45% ourpme rgm?$an Upcoming Events If you are concerned about all West Vi sure to save the date for the food i a Food and Farm Coali Fork, WV on November 13. A ?va W. rgini nsecuri ti Construction I. U. a a A a ml?. in 6 ans havi tv summi 27% ng enough to eat, be on and FIVI Service Research and Developm I ent 24% 4/6 5pm at the event center. te you to Brushy WEST VIRGINIACUWERON POUW West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare kicked off its roundtable discussion series. A generation of West Virginia's kids is drowning in the devastating effects of the opioid crisis. Many have no permanent place to call home, no stable, caring adult in their lives, and no plan to get back on their feet. They float between government systems that they rely on for care like schools, foster care, or child welfare. A growing number of kids are homeless, living in extended families, in foster care, and in residential facilities. Some currently reside in offices and hotels. What kind of childhood is that? Register to join the conversation and View all the roundtabie discussion events here. West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, Kanawha Valley Village People and Fair Shake Network invite you to a community conversation: Health Care for All. Health care experts will discuss different paths to universal health care followed by question and answer session. Experts include: WVU professor Chris Plein, former head of the West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program Sharon Carte, physician Dan Doyle and Kat Stoll of West Virginians Together for M??dicaid. Dr. Dan Foster will facilitate. The event is set for October 14, 2 - 4 pm. at the Women's Club of Charleston. Join Our Mailing Listl West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, . ,8 Capitoi Street, 4th Floor,? 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