Hope Scholarship Reduces Resources for Public Schools, Lacks Necessary Oversight Read More

Hope Scholarship Reduces Resources for Public Schools, Lacks Necessary Oversight
Policies That Further Restrict SNAP Harm Families, Retailers, and the Charitable Sector Read More

Policies That Further Restrict SNAP Harm Families, Retailers, and the Charitable Sector
WV Criminal Law Reform Coalition Convening 2025 Read More

WV Criminal Law Reform Coalition Convening 2025
Final 2025 Budget Makes Deep Cuts to Medicaid, Fails to Meet Important Needs Read More

Final 2025 Budget Makes Deep Cuts to Medicaid, Fails to Meet Important Needs

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Legislature Fails to Address Incarceration Crisis During 2024 Regular Session

Ahead of the 2024 legislative session, there seemed to be broad consensus among lawmakers, Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) officials, and the public that addressing multiple crises in our criminal system should be a priority. On the surface, legislators seemed ready to take action. Over the course of the 2024 regular session, more than […]

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West Virginia Growing More Reliant on Volatile Severance Tax Revenue

West Virginia’s revenue collections are down $378 million compared to this time last year, in large part due to a collapse in severance tax revenue. At this point in FY 2023 West Virginia had collected $631 million in severance tax revenue, while this year the state has only collected $168 million as a result of […]

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Our Impact by the Numbers

For seventeen years, the WVCBP has worked with partner organizations, community members, and policymakers to advocate for policies that allow all West Virginians to prosper and thrive.

150k+

Health coverage protected for over 150,000 residents through the defeat of efforts to roll back the Medicaid expansion

47.3%

Reduction in child poverty in West Virginia associated with the expanded Child Tax Credit

$515M

In property tax revenue protected to fund public schools and local public services

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