Summer Policy Institute 2023 Read More

Summer Policy Institute 2023
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
West Virginia's Economic Recovery Slowed in 2022 Read More

West Virginia's Economic Recovery Slowed in 2022
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<strong>“Closest to the Problem”: A Vision for Reentry from the People Who Live It</strong>

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Four Things You Need to Know About Upcoming Changes to Medicaid and CHIP

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government passed legislation to help families and health care providers amid an unprecedented health and economic crisis. Among the provisions, states were required to keep people who receive health insurance via Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) continuously enrolled in the programs in exchange […]

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Mass Incarceration 2023: A Report from the Legislature

During the 2023 regular legislative session, West Virginia lawmakers introduced more than 300 bills related to the criminal legal system. Nearly half of those bills created new criminal offenses or increased penalties for existing crimes. To a Hammer, Every Problem is a Nail One trend that emerged was lawmakers’ penchant for believing that the criminal […]

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