200 Attend Protest Against West Virginia Univ Proposed Cuts To Programs & Faculty; Students' Union

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1. The Democrats were there!

Three local members of the West Virginia House of Delegates, Democrats all, were in the crowd and speaking to them.

Today, Mon Dems were honored to stand beside WVU students, faculty, and staff as they protested the drastic cuts to our beloved university.

Delegate Evan Hansen: “We recognize the importance of these programs, for Morgantown, for our districts, for the entire North Central WV Region and for the entire State of West Virginia! So we’re going to keep fighting on your behalf.”

Our Democratic Delegates Hansen, Hamilton and Williams co-sponsored an amendment at the recent legislative special session to add $45M in funding for WVU, but the Republican supermajority refused to vote on it.

Your local Democratic Party will continue the fight to restore funding in higher education and save jobs.

As Delegate Anitra Hamilton said today, “We stand in solidarity!

(From the Monongalia County Democrats Facebook page)