This publication is part two of a two-part series outlining federal changes to the ACA Marketplace. Click here to read part one. Much of the attention around federal health care cuts has focused on the budget reconciliation law that all four members of West Virginia’s Congressional delegation supported, which we covered in part one of this blog series. In…
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Charleston Gazette-Mail - Doesn’t take a genius to know food coloring is bad. Or that West Virginia is one of the most unhealthy states. Doesn’t take a rocket scientists either to know our biggest challenge isn’t dye. Read the full op-ed. The new food dye bill is performative. To be metaphorical: West Virginia’s governor removes…
West Virginia Watch, News from the States - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday he’s inclined to comply with a request from President Donald Trump’s administration to supply personal data for state residents who rely on a federal food assistance program. Read the full article. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has asked states to turn over…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - West Virginia receives more federal funding than it sends to D.C. in taxes. But recent Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts, and budget and rescission efforts, are hurting the state’s bottom line. Read the full article. Since January, West Virginia has lost at least 400 federal jobs and more than $330 million in…
WCHS - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is calling on SNAP agencies across the country to release personal information about those who are in the program. Read the full article. Almost two dozen groups across West Virginia are urging Gov. Patrick Morrisey to not allow this to happen within the state, including West Virginia Citizen…
WVVA - The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy reports that $330 million and 400 jobs have been cut in the mountain state at the hands of the Department of Government Efficiency. Read the full article. “These reductions are already affecting public services and programs West Virginians rely on and are eliminating jobs in…
For Immediate Release: August 8, 2025 Contact: Renee Alves, (559)-916-5939 Charleston, WV— In July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued guidance to states to move ahead with implementing President Donald J. Trump’s executive order by creating a national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) information database including the personal identifying information of SNAP participants and their families. This guidance directed states to…
WCHS, MSN - West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy senior policy outreach director Seth DiStefano isn't so sure the Make America Healthy Again initiative is in the best interest of West Virginians. Read the full article. “This has nothing to do with health,” DiStefano said. On Monday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s request to remove soda…
West Virginia Watch - West Virginia’s plan to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from being used to purchase soda will cost state retailers thousands of dollars to purchase new equipment, a representative of a trade association said Wednesday. Read the full article. Traci Nelson, president of the West Virginia Oil Marketers and Grocers Association,…
West Virginia Watch, Yahoo News - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially approved West Virginia’s plan to disallow the use of federal food assistance benefits to purchase soda and sugary drinks. Read the full article. Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Monday joined USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary…