{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"WV MetroNews","provider_url":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com","author_name":"TJ Meadows","author_url":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/author\/tjmeadows\/","title":"Hope and Budget in the Game of Politics - WV MetroNews","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SrGq7OqdYt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/02\/19\/hope-and-budget\/\">Hope and Budget in the Game of Politics<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/02\/19\/hope-and-budget\/embed\/#?secret=SrGq7OqdYt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hope and Budget in the Game of Politics&#8221; &#8212; WV MetroNews\" data-secret=\"SrGq7OqdYt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Listen to &#8220;Hope and Budget in the Game of Politics&#8221; on Spreaker. As much as numbers are to be loved \u2014 tools of logic that cut through emotion \u2014 the state budget is ultimately about politics. Those politics are now fully visible after House Finance released its committee substitute. Veteran newsman Brad McElhinny has the","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/metronews-plug.jpg","thumbnail_width":885,"thumbnail_height":485}