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…
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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…
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8682 West Virginia's opioid crisis, already responsible for the highest incidents of drug-related deaths in the nation, could be further exacerbated under the House plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to new estimates released today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the House ACA…
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Caitlin Cook, 304-720-8682 (Charleston, WV) - West Virginia is among the ten states with the largest revenue shortfalls, according to a new report released today. Revenues in thirty-three states - two-thirds of all U.S. states - have fallen or will fall short of the amount needed to continue funding existing programs and services…
For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8662 (Charleston, WV) This West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Issue Brief, State Budget Cuts Hit Higher Education Hard, released today, details the impact of multiple years of budget cuts to the state's public higher education institutions. Read the PDF news release. Read the full brief. Falling public support for the…
Tax Credits Would Be Cut by Nearly $4,200 On Average, Making West Virginia One of the Hardest Hit States in Nation For Immediate ReleaseContact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8662 (Charleston, WV) -- West Virginia would be among the states facing the biggest cuts to tax credits in the nation under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal plan being…
For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Cook, 304.720.8662 (Charleston, WV) A new West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Issue Brief, Income Tax Cuts and Shifting to Sales Tax a Poor Strategy for Growing West Virginia's Economy, released today details the impact of an elimination of the state's income tax and outlines a tax reform strategy based…
For Immediate Release Contact Linda Frame (Charleston) - West Virginians need and deserve a strong watchdog to keep big banks and shady lenders from ripping them off and Senators Manchin and Capito should not be fooled into doing the bidding of these special interests who want to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, faith leaders…
For Immediate Release Contact: Ted Boettner, 304-590-3454 or tboettner@wvpolicy.org WVCBP Executive Director Ted Boettner released the following statement on Governor Jim Justice's State of the State Address: The Governor should be commended for putting forth responsible and much needed revenue measures to address the state's massive budget crisis. We also need to include a refundable…