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Charleston, W.Va. When the 87th Annual Meeting and Business Summit of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce convenes next week, business, education, healthcare, finance, political and community leaders from throughout our state will gather to discuss our recent successes and seek solutions for pressing West Virginia needs.

Charleston, W.Va. The largest gathering of business, industry, education, finance and political leaders from around West Virginia will convene at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 87th Annual Meeting & Business Summit from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 2023 at the beautiful Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV.

Charleston, W.Va. The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is releasing new polling information conducted in the Mountain State. The new poll shows a very tight race for Governor of West Virginia between frontrunners Patrick Morrisey, the current Attorney General, and Moore Capito, the current Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is applauding the passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and thanking Congresswoman Carol Miller for her support of this important bill.

Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is applauding the rollout of the RESTART Act that was released earlier today by Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Huntington, W.Va. – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce recognized West Virginia State Senator Mike Woelfel and Delegate Matt Rohrbach as “Champions of Free Enterprise” on November 1st. The awards were presented at the Robert C. Byrd Institute in Huntington by Brian Dayton, Vice President of Policy & Advocacy for the West Virginia Chamber.

Charleston, W.Va. – An analysis of the just-released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows West Virginia trails the nation in 4th and 8th Grade Reading and Math. The report, normally released biannually, was released today for the first time since 2019 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. West Virginia students dropped on all four average scores for 4th and 8th Grade Reading and Math when compared to 2019, the year of the previous report.

The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is advocating for passage of Amendment 2 as the most efficient way to eliminate the vehicle tax in West Virginia. Taxes on tangible personal property such as cars, trucks and ATVs are currently enshrined in the state’s constitution, meaning that their collection is mandatory and not adjustable by elected officials.

The membership of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce elected its Chair of the Board of Directors to serve until next year’s Annual Membership Meeting on August 30, 2023.

The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is releasing new polling information on the feelings of West Virginia voters heading into the 2022 Midterm Elections. The survey, conducted by North Star Opinion Research, talked to 600 respondents with a partisan breakdown as follows: Republican (251), Democrat (137), Independent (184).