Striking teachers in West Virginia call for raising taxes on coal and gas.

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By Kate YoderMar 5, 2018, 5:04 pm161 pts
The 48th lowest-earning teachers in the country are eight days into a strike that demands a 5 percent pay raise. They’re frustrated by rising health care costs and, y’know, working at Hardee’s on the weekends to make ends meet. And some are arguing that the state’s fossil fuel industry should chip in…

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