State of Working West Virginia 2022: A Lost Decade and a Path Forward Read More

State of Working West Virginia 2022: A Lost Decade and a Path Forward
Counsel at First Appearance Can Protect Liberty and Reduce Jail Costs Read More

Counsel at First Appearance Can Protect Liberty and Reduce Jail Costs
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2023 Budget Breakfast
Simplifying Medicaid Processes Can Increase Efficiency and Improve the User Experience Learn More

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Simplifying Medicaid Processes Can Increase Efficiency and Improve the User Experience

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Group: End of COVID Emergency Could Threaten Medicaid Coverage

WSAZ – The COVID-19 pandemic forced government at all levels to take unprecedented action, and now as the pandemic wanes, officials have to consider ways to unwind those emergency actions. Read the full article. The West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy says one such move could leave children without health insurance whenever President Biden […]

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In Harm's Way: The True Costs of Pretrial Detention in West Virginia

When Anthony[1] was arrested in 2020, he sat at the police station for hours before a man came over the station telephone and told him, “We’re going to set your bond at $25,000 cash.” The man on the phone was a magistrate conducting Anthony’s “first appearance” hearing. At this hearing, a magistrate explains the criminal […]

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