Vance Channels ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ with RNC Speech, Giving Voice to Small Town America

JD Vance

Ohio GOP Sen. JD Vance on Wednesday recalled his childhood and the downturn of small town America as he grew up, pointing the finger at President Joe Biden and other career politicians in Washington.

Speaking at the Republican National Convention, the Hillbilly Elegy author spoke to the fading prospects for pursuing the American Dream and insisted that former President Donald Trump would give voice to American workers whom he said Washington had neglected.

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Ohio Appalachian Region Getting $85 Million Assistance for Innovation Centers

Gov. Mike DeWine

Ohio plans to funnel $85 million in federal taxpayer dollars to its Appalachian region to develop new community innovation centers to help with education, behavioral health care and jobs.

The money is available for K-12 school districts, joint vocational school districts, regional councils of government or other political subdivisions in the state’s 32-county Appalachian region.

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