gov_tweets: 106653

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation Governor Party Handle
106653 106652 1212776280082436101 607332953 2020-01-02T16:42:52+00:00 It’s phenomenal when you consider that most of the surplus we saw in our record-setting FY 2019 was built into the FY 2020 budget and we are pacing close to those numbers. Cumulatively, the first half of FY 2020 is just 1.4% below the record FY 2019 receipts. 0 3 West Virginia WV Jim Justice R WVGovernor