Tomblin Focuses On Next Four Years

{Charleston, West Virginia}…In his brief inaugural address Monday afternoon, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin promised to work hard during the next four years by keeping the state's fiscal house in order, paying off past debts, fighting with the federal government over coal, taking steps to address substance abuse in West Virginia and improve the education system. He touted early education efforts, vocational training, meaningful higher education training for teachers, teacher classroom support, giving students enough instructional time, education innovation and more parental involvement, saying it won't happen overnight but we must give our students a better chance.