“ Out of 30 items I would describe as top-priority bills , 22 have already been signed , and I expect a couple more to be signed before it ’ s all done ,” he says . “ We ’ ve taken on some major issues this year . We came up with an amazing plan to cut the personal income tax for working West Virginians , and we did it in a way that protects our seniors on a fixed income . We passed the strongest COVID liability protection law in the country . We ’ ve just passed the most expansive education savings account program in the U . S . because we believe every child deserves an education that works for them , and parents have the right to make that choice . We ’ re working on major health care transparency laws . We ’ ve taken on significant reforms to contractor and occupational licensing to get more people working in the state of West Virginia . We showed our commitment to economic development and tourism by giving the governor the ability to make those cabinet-level departments so we ’ re on equal footing with other states when we ’ re at the table to compete for jobs and economic development opportunities to come . In the final days , we worked to usher through some of the most extensive broadband expansion legislation that this country has ever seen , because the way we get West Virginia moving forward is to get every home in this state connected . Looking back on it , it seems like so much , but I am so proud of my leadership team and the Senate as a whole for being willing to work hard on these issues . The people of West Virginia deserve the best , and we ’ re working to get it done .” Blair sees broadband as the ticket to the Mountain State ’ s future . “ If we want to land companies that will provide thousands of high-tech , work-from-home jobs , we must compete with our
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