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Spending $2M on festival while funding for vulnerable families is on chopping block is tone deaf

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Spending $2M on festival while funding for vulnerable families is on chopping block is tone deaf
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Charleston, West Virginia's America 250 event, which will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, is expected to cost at least $2 million. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey)The day after announcing an audit that found ways the state could eliminate millions in “wasteful spending,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced plans for a $2 million America 250 event. The four-day event, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the sign

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