This Republican tried to cap the Hope Scholarship. Out-of-state billionaires helped bankroll efforts to replace him.

A high-ranking Republican had wanted only to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program, not destroy it. In the ensuing backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jeffrey Yass — helped defeat him at election time. This Republican tried to cap the Hope Scholarship. Out-of-state billionaires helped bankroll efforts to replace him. appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.