Reaction mixed to Justice's State of the State address

Lawmakers were divided over some of the few policy points outlined Wednesday in Gov. Jim Justice’s State of the State address.

Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, said the speech was top-notch, especially given Justice endorsed his plan for the state to provide free community and technical college for students.

“I thought it was a great speech that’s inspirational, optimistic, and displays the enthusiasm that the entire state of West Virginia is beginning to feel as we march toward this resurgence of a new economy and the prosperity that we can feel in West Virginia,” he said.

House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, offered a more nuanced opinion. While he put his support behind repealing the business inventory tax, calling it one of the last roadblocks to unleashing the economy, he was more reserved with the community college initiative.

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