West Virginia legislators look ahead to fentanyl crackdown and education funding
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WV lawmakers discuss funding for higher education, upgrading fentanyl distribution to a felony, pay raises for teachers, accessible child care, and more at an annual conference
Hanshaw said lawmakers also want to closely watch how a new higher education funding formula pans out. The Legislature previously approved a mathematical formula rewarding schools for degree attainment, workforce outcomes and graduate wages.
"For far too long, funding to our higher education institutions was based in very large part on whether your school was represented on the House or Senate finance committees," Hanshaw said. "That's not a viable way to do business."
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