Economic Security

September 29, 2025 by WVCBP
Front Porch Conversations: A Government Shutdown?

Real WV - Welcome to our Front Porch! Read the full article. On September 24, President Donald Trump wrote the following on Truth Social about a possible government shutdown:  “The Democrats want Illegal Aliens, many of them VIOLENT CRIMINALS, to receive FREE Healthcare. The Democrats want $500 Million Dollars to help Radical Left News Outfits.…

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September 17, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Attempts to Rebrand the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Won’t Fool West Virginians

West Virginia Watch - If you scroll through social media or watch the news, you’ll see our members of Congress and special interest groups practically begging West Virginians to believe that the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” (HR 1) is good for us. But West Virginians know a bad deal when we see one. This legislation…

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September 11, 2025 by WVCBP
State Policy Experts Available to Help Interpret 2024 Census Data on Poverty, Income, Health, Housing

For Immediate Release: September 11, 2025 Contact: Sean O'Leary, (304)-400-8899 CHARLESTON, WV — On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the U.S. Census Bureau released national-level poverty, income, and health coverage data for 2024 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) and today, Sept. 11, the Bureau released state- and local-level data from the American Community…

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September 11, 2025 by Sean O'Leary
Poverty in West Virginia Remained High in 2024

More than one in seven West Virginians (286,737 residents) lived in poverty in 2024, including over 73,000 children, according to new estimates out today from U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. West Virginia’s official poverty rate in 2024 was 16.7 percent, unchanged from 2023. West Virginia’s poverty rate was 4.6 percentage points higher than…

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September 10, 2025 by Rhonda Rogombe
Congress Just Enacted HR 1, Which Makes the Largest Cuts to Health Care and SNAP in History. Here’s What It Means for West Virginia

The enactment of HR 1, the Budget Reconciliation Bill, supported by all four members of West Virginia’s Congressional Delegation, cements the largest cuts to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance in our nation’s history. While the legislation was federal, the effects will be felt locally, impacting families, food pantries, and health care clinics, as…

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