Exponent-Telegram - West Virginia has added more than 3,000 jobs since last August, and the state has seen a slight drop in its unemployment rate, bringing it below the national average, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Read the full article. However, the state still trails the nation in terms of average job…
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WOWK - The federal government is in partial shutdown following the failure of Congress to pass funding legislation by the end of the 2025 fiscal year. Key disagreements revolve around extensions for Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits. Read the full article. The ACA’s “enhanced” premium tax credits, first rolled out during the…
West Virginia Watch, Yahoo News - West Virginia is entering into an agreement to donate nearly $100,000 to the National Park Service in order to keep the state’s national parks open amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. Read the full article. The money is coming from the governor’s civil contingency fund, a pot of money that serves…
As part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (HR 1) Congress enacted historically significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that will have impacts on enrollees, state policymakers, and the broader food system. A new fact sheet from the WVCBP documents those changes and when they will go into effect. View or download…
WVOW - The federal government shut down at midnight after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement. Read the full article. Republicans refused to roll back provisions set to cut healthcare coverage for millions of Americans, while Democrats rejected any deal that left those provisions in place. The shutdown is the first in nearly seven…
West Virginia Watch, Yahoo News - The federal government began a shutdown early Wednesday morning after the deadlocked U.S. Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the beginning of the new fiscal year to keep services running. Read the full article. The shutdown comes as Republicans and Democrats stand at odds over federal funding priorities. Democrats…
WBOY, WOWK - For the first time since 2019, the U.S. government has shut down while lawmakers are at a standstill. Read the full article. The last shutdown in 2019 lasted five weeks, and although the shutdown does not mean an instant collapse of all government functions, certain things will change until Congress comes to an…
West Virginia Watch, Yahoo News, Times West Virginian, Radio Free Hub City - West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack on Tuesday called on Gov. Patrick Morrisey and state lawmakers to eliminate the state’s tax on overtime and tips. Pack asked officials to consider taking up the matter during a special legislative session. Read the full…
West Virginia MetroNews - Senator Shelley Moore Capito, at this point, believes a federal government shutdown is more likely than not. Read the full article. “My optimism has left me,” Capito, R-W.Va., said on MetroNews Talkline. The federal government is on track to shut down just after midnight Wednesday.
Mountain State Spotlight - The health care of thousands of West Virginians hangs in the balance as lawmakers in Washington D.C. squabble over a bill to keep the federal government running. Read the full article. And so far, West Virginia’s four Republican lawmakers aren’t doing much about it. The federal government is set to close…