Fact Sheets

October 2, 2025 by Rhonda Rogombe
The One Big Beautiful Bill (HR 1) Makes the Largest Cuts to Food Assistance in History: Here’s What it Means in West Virginia

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…

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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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August 5, 2025 by WVCBP
Harmful Republican Megabill Fails West Virginia Families, Children, and Communities

Note: This is a guest publication authored by our partners at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Overview The Republicans’ harmful megabill, enacted through budget reconciliation on July 4, will raise costs for West Virginia families and take health coverage, food assistance, and other essentials away from West Virginians who are already struggling to…

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July 15, 2025 by Kelly Allen, Sean O'Leary
Five Ways HB 2014 Harms Communities, Local Governments, and Schools

This fact sheet was co-authored by Kelly Allen (WVCBP), Sean O'Leary (WVCBP), and Robert Bastress (John W. Fisher II Professor of Law Emeritus, West Virginia University College of Law) Overview During the 2025 West Virginia state legislative session, lawmakers passed HB 2014, the Certified Microgrid Program. While proponents focused on how the legislation would permit…

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June 26, 2025 by WVCBP
The Budget Bill Is Bad for West Virginia

Note: This guest publication was written by our partners at Families USA. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will terminate health coverage, drive up costs and cut care across the country — eliminating health coverage for nearly 16 million people and resulting in over 51,000 preventable deaths nationwide. If Congress charges ahead with either the…

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March 27, 2025 by Seth DiStefano, Kelly Allen
Exclusionary SNAP Policies Ignore Rural Food Access Realities and Increase Costs for Retailers

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides vital food assistance to more than 147,000 households throughout West Virginia, with research showing it improves health and boosts household economic security. People participating in SNAP spend about 25 percent less on health care annually than similar non-participating adults, report better health, and are less likely to stay…

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March 25, 2025 by Sean O'Leary
Federal Workers are Vital to West Virginia’s Economy

Introduction Elon Musk and the Trump administration are illegally firing federal employees who serve West Virginian veterans, seniors, farmers, and small businesses; keep our food, water, national parks, and workplaces safe; and carry out critical medical research, emergency response, and disaster relief missions. Federal employees and their families are also our neighbors who live, work,…

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February 18, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Spotlight on West Virginia’s Congressional Districts: Enacting Medicaid Work Requirements Would Be Costly to Residents, Health Providers, and the Economy

Federal policymakers are considering enacting work reporting requirements and other spending reductions for Medicaid in the new Congress.[1] Cuts to Medicaid and other federal programs would have a disproportionately harmful impact in West Virginia, which funds a larger share of its budget through federal dollars than most states. Proposals to reduce federal funding for programs…

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February 11, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
West Virginia Must Modernize School Funding Formula to Prioritize Community Schools and Student Needs

Overview The public school system is an essential resource for West Virginians. The majority of children in our state, about 90 percent, are served through the public school system. This resource is guaranteed to West Virginians through our state constitution which promises a thorough and efficient system of free schools. Every child in our state…

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