Updates

Now that the teacher and school employee work stoppage is finally at an end, Rick Wilson and Cardinal’s Jessi Troyan are on the Front Porch podcast take a look back and try to determine what comes next. Is this really a resolution where everyone involved can “take home a… Read More

State Republican Delegate Paul Espinosa and Garrett Ballengee, Executive Director of Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy weigh in on the recent teachers’ strike.   https://www.cardinalinstitute.com/app/uploads/2018/03/Fox-News-Radio-Cardinal.mp3… Read More

In this op-ed, Cardinal’s Jessi Troyan discusses the harm that West Virginia’s teacher pay schedule does to our education system and teachers. A slice: “The changes being sought in recent weeks won’t make the necessary strides to fix very real problems in our education system. The… Read More

In this edition of West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s “Front Porch,” Cardinal’s Jessi Troyan discusses some possible solutions for ending the teachers’ strike in West Virginia. Read More

The public sector needs the private sector. In this Charleston Gazette-Mail op-ed, Cardinal’s Garrett Ballengee argues that it would be a good idea for public sector workers to advocate for pro-growth economic policies. A slice: “The only way out of West Virginia’s fiscal predicament and… Read More

In this installment of WVPB’s “Front Porch” podcast, Cardinal’s Jessi Troyan discusses what methods of recovery for opioid addicts may actually work. As always, Jessi is joined by the WVPB’s executive director, Scott Finn, and liberal columnist, Rick Wilson. Read More

Cardinal’s executive director, Garrett Ballengee, joins the “Front Porch” podcast to discuss a new American Enterprise Institute report that argues the opioid crisis is costing West Virginia’s economy the equivalent of 12% of the state’s GDP — by far, the highest… Read More

In this op-ed in the Daily Mail opinion page of the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Garrett Ballengee highlights the positive response on the part of businesses from the recent federal tax cuts. A snippet: “As the list of companies giving tax-induced pay increases and bonuses continues to grow — acco… Read More

On “The Legislature Today,” Cardinal’s executive director, Garrett Ballengee, discusses the free-market perspective on some public policy debates happening in the Capitol building. The questions discussed are below: Level of confidence in West Virginia economy? Genuine Progress Ind… Read More

Who overdoses and why? Cardinal’s development director, Jessi Troyan, discusses the opioid epidemic on WVPB’s Front Porch podcast. Read More