Associated Press, Cumberland Times-News – West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice’s administration has been characterized by flat budgets and record surpluses that helped cut the state’s income tax last year.
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Now, the state could face collateral damage: a possible $465 million clawback of pandemic aid by the U.S. Department of Education.
It has thrown the state’s budget process into disarray and caused uncertainty in the days before the 60-day legislative session is scheduled to end Saturday, with lawmakers saying they’ll pass a “skinny budget” and reconvene to address unfinished business in May, when the financial situation is clearer.
