OpEds

June 2, 2012 by Ted Boettner
Patton, Hanauer, Ward and Boettner: Gas states unite!

The Charleston Gazette -- Our states' economic recovery requires long-term strategies that protect basic rights like clean water and air, that provide dependable public funding for public goods like elementary schools and that engender sufficient private financing seeking realistic rates of return for business ventures. Read

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May 6, 2012 by Sean O'Leary
Sean O’Leary: Working Families Should Not Pay for Corporate Tax Cuts

The Charleston Gazette -- A pair of corporate tax cuts touted as necessary to improve West Virginia's business climate have turned out to be little more than a drain on public investment and a threat to the state's economic future. But instead of ending the tax giveaway, policymakers are looking to the state's most vulnerable…

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May 1, 2012 by WVCBP
Renate Pore: Health Care Needs Leadership, Cooperation

The Charleston Gazette -- Health reform is not a one-shot effort, but rather a continuous process to align new discoveries in science and technology balancing the desire of people to live as long and healthy as possible and the fiscal realities of paying for unlimited medical care. Read

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