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…
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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…
A new West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy report shows the far-reaching effects of an ACA repeal in the Mountain State. Read. The report shows West Virginia will be one of the most heavily impacted states by an ACA repeal. West Virginia will lose an estimated $349 million over five years in state and…
For Immediate Release Contact Caitlin Cook, 304-720-8682 (Charleston, WV) A new West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy report, Repealing the Affordable Care Act: Hurting Our Health and Our Economy, released today provides a detailed analysis of the human and economic impact of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in West Virginia. PDF of news release. Read…
For Immediate Release Contact: Linda Frame National "fintech" charter opens door to predatory payday lending The PaydayFreeLandia coalition, representing 15 states , plus the District of Columbia, demanded today that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) back off a dangerous plan that would gut their states' strong consumer protection laws. In a…