From the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy:

West Virginia’s per capita state spending on child care lags behind all our neighboring states. This has contributed to low wages and high turnover in the child care industry. pic.twitter.com/mJu3aoYuor

— West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy (@WVCBP) September 6, 2024

And here is the WV governor’s response:

Justice virtual briefing: Justice says affordability and access to child care in the state is a "major problem," but adds, "I don't know what exactly we're going to be able to accomplish in West Virginia."

— Phil Kabler (@PhilKabler) September 4, 2024

So what does the Governor plan to do about it? How about a special session to address this problem? Of course, not – but we could call one to have the legislature cut more taxes to make the Justice look better:

We’ve already seen monumental tax cuts in West Virginia, and I’m urging lawmakers to consider another in our upcoming special session. We’ve slashed the personal income tax twice & we need to keep going. Getting rid of our income tax is the best way to bring more goodness to WV. pic.twitter.com/h8Jxky2ieL

— Governor Jim Justice (@WVGovernor) September 6, 2024

In case you were wondering -- researchers have now discovered where the WV Trump Party gets its guidance on child care -- from the leader of the Party, himself. See if you can make any sense of this:

Donald Trump’s answer on how he will make childcare more affordable: pic.twitter.com/Hwu7R5aIt6

— Acyn (@Acyn) September 5, 2024