Hungarian Foreign Minister, a Candidate for Governor, and Jobs for previous Convicts
Inside West Virginia Politics
English - October 01, 2019 15:44 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MB - ★★★★ - 19 ratingsPolitics News Government west virginia iwvp Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this week's episode, we talk to the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, a State Senator who is running for governor, someone from the West Virginia Department of Education, and a State Delegate/Author.
In segment 1, Peter Szijjarto, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, talks about what brought him back to West Virginia and the similarity in West Virginia's and Hungary's economies.
In segment 2, West Virginia State Senator Ron Stallings (D-Boone) discusses why he decided to run for Governor and some of what his platform will be.
In segment 3, Jacob Green, the Special Assistant to the Chief Career and Technical Education Officer for the West Virginia Department of Education, talks 'Second Chance Job Fair' which brings employers together with people who were previously incarcerated and 'Jobs for Hope,' which is for people who previously had substance addictions.
In segment 4, Delegate Larry Rowe (D-Kanawha) talks about the importance of the salt industry in West Virginia and his new book "Virginia Slavery and King Salt in Booker T. Washington's Boyhood Home."