We have reduced sales tax on food. Now we want it eliminated.

It is a message. We are not interested in removing the sales tax on food.

I want each and every West Virginian to have bragging rights. I want to stop playing defense and start playing offense. So, together, let us grab the reins of history.

Every week the state puts out a new sales tax permit report that you can ask for sorted by ZIP code. We get a copy of that report to make sure that new folks coming into the city are reporting to the correct city. Every week there's an error.

Over twenty years, we expect to generate about $80 million or more in sales tax revenue.

What the town agreed to do, was share 45% of the sales tax revenue generated by the businesses there, with the developer, for about 14 years.