Evidence Counts - the WVCBP blog Governor Tomblin has asked the Senate and House leadership to restore a small amount of the 7.5% in budget cuts requested in his FY 2014 budget. For more details on the governor's most recent proposal, read Sean's latest blog post. This week HB 3072 passed out of the Senate…
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Medicaid Expansion Forum - This Sunday This Sunday join others from around the state for a forum and training on Medicaid Expansion. Registration and refreshments begin at 1PM, the event starts at 2PM - 3:30PM. Location: Christ Church United Methodist, 1221 Quarrier Street, East, Charleston. Speakers include Senate President Jeff Kessler. To find out about…
Budget Beat for March 29, 2013 At the Capitol Two issues which the WVCBP has researched and provided analyses on in recent months are receiving some legislative attention as the session winds down. Worksharing (HB 2952) passed the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday during one of the committee's marathon late-session meetings. It awaits action in…
Budget Beat for March 22, 2013 We are getting just a little tired of winter, how about you? As the legislation session winds down and winter appears endless, here's what been going on this week at the WVCBP. Ryan Budget Passes, McKinley and Rahall Vote Against It Joining nine other Republicans, West Virginia Congressman David…
Governor's Budget Includes $75 Million in Cuts Yesterday the WVCBP released its analysis of the Governor Tomblin's FY 2014 proposed budget. While the governor called for budget cuts from many state agencies, the state's Rainy Day Fund totals over $900 million and is the third-largest in the nation. Read the full report here. Children and…
Evidence Counts - the WVCBP blog Two blog posts this week looked at the governor's proposed budget in more detail. Ted's blog explained how the passage of this session's "Amazon law," which would tax Internet sales, is key to the governor's revenue projections. Without it, his FY 2014 budget faces a $7 to $10 million…
Children's Day at the Capitol The WVCBP was a proud cosponsor of Children's Day at the Capitol this week. Hundreds of children from around the state turned out to lobby legislators as part of the Our Children, Our Future campaign. Here are two of them checking out our booth. photo by Rebecca Roth 2/26/2013…
Children in Poverty Along with the WV Healthy Kids and Families Coalition, this week the WVCBP released the report Children in Poverty: A Growing and Persistent Problem. With one in four West Virginia children living in poverty, the issue is getting much-needed attention right at the beginning of the 2013 Legislative Session with the Senate…
Happy Day After Valentine's Day! Liam O'Leary - the shirt says it all Evidence Counts - the WVCBP blog Continuing our conversation on children in poverty, Ted blogged this week that one in three young children in West Virginia lives in poverty. Much more to come next week when the WVCBP co-releases its report on…
WVCBP in the News Ted was quoted in the State Journal on Wednesday talking about coal employment, how it dropped at the end of last year and what's making that happen. Many factors are contributing to the loss of jobs in the mining industry and it's unclear if this is a long-term trend or a…