State Treasurer Larry Pack rolled out his legislative agenda Monday in Charleston, then joined Dave and me on MetroNews Talkline Tuesday to walk through it. His top priority: protecting the universal expansion of the Hope Scholarship in 2026–27. Pack argues school choice has benefited West Virginia and shouldn’t be rolled back. He’s also pushing significant teacher pay raises — a $50,000 minimum salary and a $2,000 bump for teachers already above that mark — and more local control for schools.

Pack wants to eliminate state income tax on tips and overtime to mirror new federal policy, calling it a “worker’s tax cut” for nurses, servers, and construction workers. He emphasized that the treasurer’s office has a responsibility to guide lawmakers and the governor toward conservative, fiscally

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