There was an unexpected knock at the door at the family home at the top of Benwood Hill, and it was finally dark outside on this warm, August evening in Marshall County. Once Shelby Brown looked to see who it was, Colby’s sister saw two uniformed police officers on the porch.
According to W.Va. Center on Budget and Policy last year, 23 percent of West Virginians were working low wage jobs with a quarter of those workers living in poverty. We should be able to work full-time and afford to live, period. An Earned Income Tax Credit at the state level would be extremely helpful to those workers and to our economy.
