For Immediate Release Media Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304-720-8682 (Charleston, WV) - Senate Republicans are considering a health care bill that would hit West Virginia harder than almost any other state, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. PDF news release. Read the report. Under the Senate Republican bill, 218,000 West Virginians would…
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For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304-720-8682 This West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy report, West Virginia Economy Would Suffer Under Proposed Health Care Plans, breaks down the economic gains the state has experienced since the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the devastating impacts its repeal could have in West Virginia, specifically…
For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8682 (Charleston, WV) - WVCBP Executive Director Ted Boettner released the following statement on regarding the state's budget impasse: "At this critical point with just 15 days left before a government shutdown, it is imperative budget discussions move beyond initiating major changes to the state's tax system and focus…
For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8682 President Trump's budget proposal would shift a significant share of the cost of the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program's (SNAP, previously known as Food Stamps) benefits to states and, for the first time, allow states to cut SNAP benefits, seriously threatening SNAP's extraordinary long-term success in reducing severe…
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8682 New Reports Show Similar Approach Under Consideration in Senate Would Shift Massive Costs to West Virginia and Harm West Virginians - The health bill passed by the House would effectively end the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) expansion of Medicaid and cause millions to lose coverage, according to a new…
For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304-720-8682 (Charleston, WV) WVCBP Executive Director Ted Boettner released the following statement on the release of President Donald Trump's budget: "President Trump's budget makes it clear - he is betraying many of the West Virginians who helped put him in office and struggled to make ends meet. He is…
For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304-720-8682 President Trump's budget slashes nutrition, health care, and other important assistance that helps hundreds of thousands of West Virginians meet basic living standards – food on the table, a roof over their heads, and access to health care – while giving new tax breaks to the wealthy and…
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8682 (Charleston, WV) During both the regular and special legislative session, the Senate passed tax bills without knowing what the fiscal impact of those bills would be on West Virginia's budget amid a $500 million budget deficit. PDF news release. This is of grave concern. Policymakers are gambling with…
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8682 (Charleston, WV) – The House Republican health bill would be particularly harmful to West Virginia's rural communities, according to a new report released today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. With debate now underway in the Senate, Senators Capito and Manchin can prevent the bill's harmful cuts and…
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8682 (Charleston, WV) - This West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Issue Brief, On the Brink: Closing West Virginia's Budget Gap, released today, details the various budget proposals offered by Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Legislature to close the state's nearly $500 million budget gap. PDF…