Tax Reform Committee Hears from the Public On Tuesday, the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform opened its meeting up to speakers from the public and organizations wishing to address its members. Ted's presentation to the Committee provided recommendations to address West Virginia's chronic budget shortfall and cuts to programs such as higher education. The…
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Tax Reform Committee Public Hearing This Tuesday The Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform will host its first public hearing on Tuesday, October 20 starting at 9:00 AM in the House Chamber at the State Capitol. West Virginia policy makers are already struggling to maintain funding for important programs. As we mentioned last week, Governor…
Registration Open for Race Matters Summit in Lewisburg Registration is open for the Summit on Race Matters: Continuing Conversations, taking place in the Alumni Center of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine on November 10 and 11, 2015. The conference will offer a unique opportunity for people from throughout West Virginia to continue the…
Race Matters in West Virginia It's hard to believe it's almost been a year since hundreds of people from across West Virginia participated in the first Summit on Race Matters. Since then, events have happened across the state and now there's a website where you can stay in touch. RaceMattersWV.net launched this week with ways…
Final Days to Cast Vote for 2016 Our Children Our Future Platform (Budget Beat – September 25, 2015)
Cast Your Vote for the 2016 Our Children Our Future Policy Platform - Deadline Wednesday! Time is running out to vote for the top issues that will become next year's platform to help end child poverty in West Virginia. Take a minute and vote for your top five choices today! Help us put a West…
The Census Bureau released the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) this week, which contains data on poverty, income, and health insurance coverage for all 50 states. For West Virginia, the data release had both some really good and some not-so-good news. First the good news. The 2014 ACS release was to first to have data…
Last Week to Register for Our Children Our Future Policy Summit! It's almost here! It's almost time for the Our Children Our Future Policy Summit. Have you registered yet? We are partial but think you'll especially want to attend the panel discussion on Participatory Budgeting, Tax Reform and the state Earned Income Tax Credit featuring…
How much money does it take to make ends meet in West Virginia? A new Family Budget calculator from the Economic Policy Institute shows what is required for families to attain a secure yet modest standard of living in rural and urban communities in West Virginia. While the cost of living around West Virginia varies for…
In honor of Women's Equality Day, recognizing the certification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote, the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) released a new report on women in unions. The report found that women in unions earn more than women who are not in a union in every state including West…
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its employment and unemployment survey for July 2015 and the news for West Virginia's economy continues to be bad. West Virginia not only has the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 7.5 percent, it is also the only state to have lost a statistically significant number of…