West Virginia Senate Nixes Vote On Striking Teachers’ Raises

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – With West Virginia’s public schools closed for the seventh straight class day from a teachers’ strike, the state Senate Republican majority has refused for the second time to vote on legislation to give them a 5 percent pay raise.
Hundreds of teachers and supporters, including students, are rallying at the Capitol for the settlement negotiated earlier this week by Gov. Jim Justice and union leaders including the raise.