Mountain State Spotlight - If you rely on Medicaid for your health care, or you know and love someone who does, you’ve almost certainly heard about the massive cuts Congress made to the program. Read the full article. A new law makes the biggest cuts to the program in history. Nearly 55,000 West Virginians will lose…
Tax and Budget
Back to school season always brings excitement and hope. This month as West Virginia’s students head back to school, many families and school staff will also have to navigate the effects of shrinking state K-12 funds, which are falling well below past levels this year. Inadequate state K-12 education funding is having clear impacts including…
The children of West Virginia are guaranteed a thorough and efficient system of free schools by our state constitution. However, due to the growing Hope Scholarship, declining state revenues, and disruptions to federal funding and support, this guarantee is at risk for the nearly 90 percent of school-aged children in the Mountain State that are…
Parsons Advocate - There’s a lot I think you should know about the power plant and data center proposed near Davis and Thomas, AKA the Fundamental Data Ridgeline Project. I write this out of deep concern about my friends, neighbors, and all residents of Tucker County, including those I’ve never met. My tone is meant…
After years of flat budgets that fail to account for the cost of inflation on public services, West Virginia’s state spending on Medicaid, child care assistance, public education, and higher education have all declined. Meanwhile, other areas of the budget, namely spending on jails, prisons, and foster care, have increased dramatically. This is an expected…
WCHS - The Affordable Care Act changed the landscape of health insurance for Americans 15 years ago and since then, many Americans are still getting help when it comes to finding coverage. Read the full article. Almost 70,000 West Virginians utilize this as well, but West Virginia Del. Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, said these numbers could…
WWNR - More West Virginia schools could soon be forced to cut school nurses, meal programs, and other services. The state faces significant education cuts with the passage of the Trump administration’s budget reconciliation bill, expected to impact more than $240 thousand children. Read the full article. Tamaya Browder, education policy fellow with the West Virginia Center…
The Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 proposed budget calls for $4.5 billion in cuts to K-12 programs and $12 billion in total cuts to public education, including higher education programs. This is yet another effort to undermine public education following over $6 billion in withheld and delayed funding to public schools this summer, efforts to…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - West Virginia receives more federal funding than it sends to D.C. in taxes. But recent Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts, and budget and rescission efforts, are hurting the state’s bottom line. Read the full article. Since January, West Virginia has lost at least 400 federal jobs and more than $330 million in…
WVVA - The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy reports that $330 million and 400 jobs have been cut in the mountain state at the hands of the Department of Government Efficiency. Read the full article. “These reductions are already affecting public services and programs West Virginians rely on and are eliminating jobs in…