For Immediate Release: December 1, 2025 Contact: Sean O'Leary Charleston, WV – Over the summer, Congress passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1), which includes a temporary “no tax on tips” provision framed as helping low-wage workers, while the rest of the legislation provides huge, permanent tax cuts to the wealthy and makes the largest cuts to…
Economic Security
Introduction Amid an extended period of high inflation and a slowing economy, voters and politicians alike are looking for policies to make life more affordable for workers and families. READ THE FULL POLICY BRIEF. During the summer of 2025, Congress passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1), which included a temporary “no tax on…
West Virginia MetroNews - Congress reached an agreement to reopen the federal government, but a conflict still unresolved is what to do about subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. Read the full article. Part of the bargain to pass stopgap funding for the federal government through early next year included the promise of a Senate floor vote…
West Virginia Watch, Hampshire Review - This week, reporter Steven Allen Adams of Ogden newspapers confirmed what many had been hearing in recent days: Gov. Patrick Morrisey inexplicably wants to call the Legislature into a special session mere weeks before the regular session to muscle through a deeply regressive tax and budget plan. The tradeoff, reportedly, is even…
This month, West Virginia residents, charitable organizations, small businesses, and the state government joined together in an effort to stem widespread hunger during the first delay in SNAP benefit distribution in history. The state’s 211 helpline saw a staggering 1,680 percent increase in calls of people needing help—largely with accessing food—compared to the same period…
WRNR - Check out this interview to hear WVCBP senior policy analyst, Sean O'Leary, discuss his recent report, State of Working West Virginia 2025: The State of the Public Sector.
WOWK - On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join Rick Johnson to discuss why a state senator is not running for reelection, SNAP, manufacturing growth and the end of the government shutdown. Watch the full segment. In Segment 1, we join State Senator Charles H. Clements (R) of Wetzel County…
WTAP - Earlier this month, West Virginia submitted its application for the federal Rural Health Transformation Fund, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey touting the program as an unprecedented opportunity to revitalize the state’s healthcare system. Read the full article. The fund, created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed in July, makes West Virginia eligible…
Savannah Morning News - For Larry Jackson, a Donald Trump-backing Republican hoping to unseat his party’s incumbent in a West Virginia congressional primary next year, the fight in the U.S. Congress over Affordable Care Act subsidies is both personal and political ammunition. Read the full article. Jackson, 42, says steep ACA premium hikes facing West…
Reuters - For Larry Jackson, a Donald Trump-backing Republican hoping to unseat his party's incumbent in a West Virginia congressional primary next year, the fight in the U.S. Congress over Affordable Care Act subsidies is both personal and political ammunition. Read the full article. Jackson, 42, says steep ACA premium hikes facing West Virginians — estimated…