For Immediate Release: September 17, 2020 Contact: Sean O'Leary, 304-400-8899 Charleston, WV - New data released today from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and an analysis of data from its ongoing Household Pulse Survey and other sources paints a bleak picture. People across West Virginia -- particularly West Virginians of color and those with low incomes -- continue to face…
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For Immediate Release: September 15, 2020 Contact: Sean O'Leary, 304-400-8899 Charleston, WV - The number of West Virginians without health insurance stayed the same in 2019, further stalling the historic gains made under the Affordable Care Act even before the COVID-19 economic and health crisis caused job and health insurance loss for tens of thousands of West Virginians. Today's…
For Immediate Release: September 10, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, 304-612-4180 Charleston, WV - Today a Republican-proposed COVID relief package failed to pass the U.S. Senate. While West Virginia's communities desperately need additional relief, the provisions included in this legislation were far too meager to meet the immediate and ongoing needs of West Virginia families, many of whom…
While the coalition applauds the platform's bold vision for the future, it says the party must do more to prioritize Appalachia and other rural communities. For Immediate Release: August 20, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, 304-612-4180 Charleston, WV - ReImagine Appalachia is diverse coalition of organizations from West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Ohio that put forward a policy blueprint to rebuild Appalachian…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lida Shepherd at lshepherd@afsc.org or (304) 356-8428 Download PDF here. Charleston, WV – With a full blown outbreak of COVID-19 looming in the state’s regional jails, advocates reiterate the call to magistrates, circuit court judges, and prosecutors to use the full force of the new bail law to slow the spread of…
For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly Allen kallen@wvpolicy.org or 304-612-4180 Charleston, WV – The Republican COVID-19 relief plan unveiled yesterday fails to meet the significant needs facing West Virginia families and doesn’t address unprecedented state and local fiscal crises, which means it will make the recession longer and more painful, Kelly Allen, interim executive director of…
For Immediate Release: June 30, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, 304-612-4180 or Ted Boettner 304-590-3454 Charleston, WV - After 13 years at the helm, Ted Boettner, the WVCBP’s founding executive director, will be stepping down on July 15 to forge a new branch of his career. Kelly Allen will take over as interim executive director while…
Trump Administration and Morrisey lawsuit would end health coverage for more than 162,000 West Virginians For Immediate Release: June 25, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, 304-612-4180 or Jessica Ice, 304-322-0074 Charleston, WV - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting major recession, the Trump Administration and 18 state attorneys general, including West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, plan to file briefs…
For Immediate Release April 14, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, kallen@wvpolicy.org, 304-612-4180 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities media requests:communications@cbpp.org; 202.408.1080 States are nearing shortfalls that could be the largest on record - totaling over $500 billion in just over a fiscal year [Charleston, WV] - While federal policymakers have provided a substantial amount of fiscal…
Contact: Linda Frame, 304-720-8682 or 304-419-1454 What: 7th annual Budget Breakfast Where/When: Charleston Marriott Town Center. Wednesday, January 15. Breakfast starts at 7:30 AM. Program runs 7:50 - 9:00 AM. Who: WVCBP Executive Director Ted Boettner will provide overview of governor's proposed budget for FY 2021. Keynote: Sian Mughan, assistant professor in the School of…