For Immediate Release: November 5, 2025 Contact: Renee Alves Charleston, WV – Each year the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy releases our annual State of Working West Virginia report, which examines the Mountain State’s economy through the lens of its workers—the people who power our state and economy. While each year’s report has a slightly different focus, one consistent…
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For Immediate Release: October 30, 2025 Contact: Renee Alves at WVCBP or Jon Whiten at ITEP Charleston, WV— Taxing the proceeds generated by wealth - such as capital gains, dividends, and passive business income - through a new Wealth Proceeds Tax that mirrors the federal Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) is a simple, shovel-ready way for West Virginia to raise tens of…
For Immediate Release: October 15, 2025 Contact: Renee Alves, (559)-916-5939 Charleston, WV— Commercial and private health care costs in the United States and West Virginia are rising at a concerning rate. West Virginia outpaces the nation with the highest health care spending of any state, comprising more than one-fourth of the state’s gross domestic product. A groundbreaking RAND…
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…
For Immediate Release: August 26, 2025 Contact: Renee Alves, (559)-916-5939 Charleston, WV— West Virginia's and Louisiana's governors have each committed and sent hundreds of National Guard members to deploy to Washington D.C. in an act of federal overreach that has not been requested by D.C.’s elected leaders and leaves their own states’ residents less safe. The West Virginia Center on…
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…
For Immediate Release: July 1, 2025 Contact: Renee Alves, (559)-916-5939 Charleston, WV— Today, the U.S. Senate passed a sweeping reconciliation package that contains historically large cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, two programs that disproportionately benefit the Mountain State. This legislation generates deep harm for the most vulnerable Americans to fund tax cuts for our nation’s wealthiest. The…
For Immediate Release: June 25, 2025 Contact: Renee Alves, (559)-916-5939 Charleston, WV— The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation package that includes historically deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. Medicaid is critical for West Virginians' health and well-being, allowing hundreds of thousands of people across the state to access health care services. Similarly, SNAP provides…
For Immediate Release: June 12, 2025 Contact: Alex Gallo, (610)-283-4844 CHARLESTON, WV — Local and state health care providers, food banks, and advocacy organizations are calling on Senators Capito and Justice to protect vital care and services for Mountaineers ahead of a pending budget vote in the Senate. The House of Representatives advanced its budget bill last month,…
Charleston, WV — West Virginia improved its overall child well-being ranking compared to last year, moving from 44th to 41st among the states according to the 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how kids are faring in post-pandemic America. Each year, the…