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Fact-check: Taking Stock of Small Businesses’ Impact on the W.Va. Economy
How big a deal are small businesses in West Virginia? Pretty big, according to a recent article in…
Fact-Check: Has the Affordable Care Act Given 200,000-plus West Virginians Coverage?
During the 2018 midterm elections, many Democrats across the country argued that they would be better positioned than…
Fact-check: Did States with Campus-carry Laws See Enrollment Drop?
During their most recent legislative session, West Virginia lawmakers took up a bill that would require colleges in…
Fact-check: How Many Oil and Gas Jobs Are There in West Virginia?
West Virginia Del. Joshua Higginbotham, a Republican, touted the number of jobs created by the gas and oil…
Fact-check: Have West Virginia Test Scores Tended to Drop After 4th Grade?
The president of the West Virginia state Senate, Mitch Carmichael, recently said that students in the state consistently…
Fact-checking a GOP Talking Point on Walls and Border Apprehensions
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., took to Twitter earlier this year to discuss the debate over erecting a wall on…