“Don\u2019t wait for the high taxes and heavy regulations to come. Now is your chance to escape to \u2018Wild and Wonderful\u2019 West Virginia<\/a>,” Morrisey added Wednesday, citing the state\u2019s famous tagline.<\/p>\n While it lost a congressional seat in the last census, West Virginia has since seen population expansion in its two panhandles, the eastern being 70-90 miles from Washington and the northern equally proximate to Pittsburgh. It was part of Virginia until 1863.<\/p>\n Some officials in Kentucky,<\/a> which also borders Virginia, also welcomed the prospect of right-leaning voters relocating to the other side of Pine Mountain in Kentucky.<\/p>\n “Kentucky is open for business<\/a>,” Attorney General Russell Coleman told Fox News Digital Thursday.<\/p>\n ‘GONE TO FLORIDA AND TEXAS’: NEW BILLBOARDS SLAM NY, NJ OVER MASSIVE RESIDENT FLIGHT TO RED STATES<\/a><\/p>\n “Any Virginia family or business who wants to trade one commonwealth for another and enjoy our safe streets, competitive utility rates and respect for the rule of law is welcome.”<\/p>\n Coleman said that while political conditions in Richmond may appear cloudy to some, things are looking up for those eyeing Frankfort.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s the beginning of college basketball season, and there\u2019s no better time to be a Kentuckian,” Coleman quipped.<\/p>\n While not considered a true swing state, Kentucky has a Democratic governor, two Republican senators and a similar dynamic to other swing states in that its rural areas are heavily red but sparsely populated compared to blue strongholds like Lexington and Louisville.<\/p>\n THE RESULTS ARE IN: 2025’S BIGGEST WINNER AND LOSERS FROM THE OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS<\/a><\/p>\n Further north, Pennsylvania is making its own pitch, as egress out of New York City and New Jersey has been ongoing for several years there already.<\/p>\n A bipartisan bill introduced earlier this year would provide such assistance to new Pennsylvanians<\/a> and any residents who have not yet purchased a home.<\/p>\n “Buying a home is a significant milestone for many individuals and families that creates opportunities for growing families as well as the accrual of generational wealth,” state Reps. Nathan Davidson, D-Camp Hill, and Thomas Kutz, R-Mount Holly Springs, said in a statement on their bill.<\/p>\n Many people, including former New Yorkers<\/a>, brave the two- to three-hour commute to the Big Apple to retain their jobs in exchange for lower taxes and better quality of life.<\/p>\n FIRST TIME VOTING? HERE IS THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BALLOT BOXES, CRITICAL ISSUES ON ELECTION DAY<\/a><\/p>\n Bake Oven Knob, a famous lookout on the Appalachian Trail in Germansville, Pa. (Charlie Creitz)<\/p>\n That has resulted in northeastern Pennsylvania turning purple.<\/a> The once-Republican-friendly region has given way to narrow U.S. House races in the Lehigh Valley and Poconos.<\/p>\n As Billy Joel\u2019s “Allentown” foretold, the region has been undergoing change for decades, shifting away from now-defunct Bethlehem Steel and other industry and becoming a hub for warehousing and technology, as residential and commercial real estate costs rise but not to the height of New Jersey and New York City.<\/p>\n Nearly 50,000 New York residents moved to Pennsylvania in 2022 alone, while 40,000 New Jerseyans did the same that year.<\/p>\n During his race, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli praised Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro for the state\u2019s more favorable climate compared to his own.<\/p>\n MARK PENN: DEMOCRATS WIN THE MOMENT, BUT LEFT-WING TILT THREATENS THEIR FUTURE<\/a><\/p>\n That led Shapiro to remind voters he was supporting Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill.<\/p>\n Fox News Digital reached out to Shapiro for comment on the continued westward exodus.<\/p>\n State Sen. Doug Mastriano<\/a>, R-Gettysburg, a top member of the majority\u2019s caucus and potential 2026 gubernatorial candidate, told Fox News Digital he would welcome more Americans wishing to “escape the high taxes, soft-on-crime policies and heavy-handed government mandates<\/a>” that have made New Jersey and other blue states “unaffordable and unsafe.”<\/p>\n “Pennsylvania is a beautiful, free and opportunity-rich state. We know that many of the folks coming here share our values: faith, family, freedom and fiscal sanity,” he said.<\/p>\n “They want safe neighborhoods, good schools and leaders who put citizens first<\/a> \u2014 not ideology. And we welcome them with open arms.”<\/p>\n However, he offered a warning to any new residents bringing their home-state policies with them.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n “I gently urge those arriving from failed blue states to leave behind the politics that caused them to leave in the first place,” the retired Army colonel said.<\/p>\n “Pennsylvania doesn’t need to become the next New Jersey or Northern Virginia. What we have here is worth protecting.”<\/p>\n Charles Creitz is a reporter for\u00a0Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.\u00a0<\/p>\n Charles covers media<\/a>, politics<\/a> and culture for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n Charles is a Pennsylvania native and graduated from Temple University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. Story tips can be sent to charles.creitz@fox.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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