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Patrick Morrisey: “Improving workforce participation is the single most…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Governor Morrisey Announces Plan to Include State Employee Pay Raises in 2026 Budget Request

Published | Video Starts at 26:53

When you can improve the health care of your workforce, by definition you can improve productivity, you can increase the number of people who are in the workforce. More workforce participation is essential for the strength of our economy. And I would argue that Improving workforce participation is the single most important economic challenge we have in West Virginia. and we've been laser focused on that. That's what's so exciting about this rural health initiative. (26:53–27:01)

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