According to a report released today by the Economic Policy Institute, employer-sponsored health insurance has declined for the tenth year in a row nationwide, from 59.4% in 2009 to 58.6% in 2010. Read
News Releases
A new report highlights the impact of prison overcrowding and provides recommendations. Even though its crime rate is stable and its population is barely growing, West Virginia's prison population continues to expand beyond the capacity of existing prisons and jails. Caught up in this crisis is the state's African American community whose members are at…
As the Marcellus "Gold Rush" comes to West Virginia, it is time for policymakers to consider establishing a permanent mineral trust fund in West Virginia, similar to what six other states have done. So concludes the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy in its report released today, "Creating an Economic Diversification Fund: Turning Nonrenewable…
Despite the fact that many economic development deals fall short on job creation or other benefits, states are highly inconsistent in how they monitor, verify and enforce the terms of job subsidies that cost taxpayers billions of dollars per year. Many states fail to even verify that companies receiving subsidies are meeting their job-creation and…