WV Dems Want Special Session On Gas Prices

West Virginia House Democrats are renewing their call for Governor Patrick Morrisey to convene a special session to temporarily suspend the state’s gas tax, as rising fuel costs hit working families. Democrats also made the plea in both April and May as gas prices continued to escalate. House Democratic Leader Sean Hornbuckel said pausing the tax would help the governor win his backyard brawl with other states…

“Right now, all the surrounding states are helping their people in beating us while we just watch our neighbors spend half of their paycheck at the gas pump. So here we are again, asking you the governor and the super majority to call us back in right now to help the people of West Virginia.”