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…
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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…
WVCBP in the News The Charleston Daily Mail's article about how nearly half of all West Virginian's don't have a savings safety net included quotes from WVCBP staff and board members and capped off a week of discussion about the status of low-income families in West Virginia. West Virginia Public News Service also covered the…
Tax Credit Would Help Low-Income Working Families Today's Charleston Gazette endorsed the idea of a state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for West Virginia. Low-income working families have long been able to use a tax credit on their federal returns and in some states can do the same on their state returns. In today's OpEd,…
Best Education Reform? Reduce Child Poverty Newly inaugurated Governor Earl Ray Tomblin is making education reform one of his policy priorities. This week, Ted's blog post discussed several studies that show that children who live in poverty are more likely to score poorly on tests and have other poor outcomes in terms of education. Since…
Fiscal Cliff's Impact on West Virginians In his blog post this week, Stuart Frazier explains the impact the fiscal cliff negotiaions will have on West Virginians including the good (extension of Child Care Tax Credit) and the bad (expiration of Payroll Tax Holiday) policies that were part of the compromise. Read more about how the decisions in…
Happy New Year! Congratulations to Senator Dan Foster! The Charleston Gazette named Senator Dan Foster as the West Virginian of the Year for 2012. Senator Foster is wrapping up a decade of legislative service this month and will be missed at the Capitol. He was a champion of issues that affect low-income West Virginians such…
Happy holidays from all of us at the WV Center on Budget and Policy! Good News! Governor Delays Child Care Cuts This week Governor Tomblin said, "After much discussion with parents and folks in the childcare industry, I decided it's not in the best interest of West Virginia families to move forward with the scheduled…