Tax and Budget

June 2, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
Cabell County Schools and the Consequences of Ineffective Public Education Policies

Public schools across the Mountain State have been working to overcome challenges to high-quality and equitable public education including declining student enrollment, insufficient funding, and diversion of funding and resources to the Hope Scholarship. With little progress made to address these challenges during the regular legislative session, school districts have been forced to resort to…

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May 29, 2025 by WVCBP
As If Gutting Medicaid Wasn’t Enough…

West Virginia Watch - Republicans in Congress aren’t satisfied with just slashing Medicaid, so they are now looking at using reconciliation to repeal large swaths of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to pay for tax breaks for billionaires, big corporations and campaign donors. Read the full article. These days, everyone has heard of “Obamacare,” the…

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May 29, 2025 by WVCBP
Alexandra Gallo: Don’t Take Food, Health Care Off the Table (Opinion)

Charleston Gazette-Mail - In West Virginia, we believe in showing up for one another — whether it’s helping a neighbor change a tire, holding a food drive or pitching in to help clean and rebuild after a flood. It’s who we are. But right now in Congress, some of our elected officials are turning their…

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May 29, 2025 by Sean O'Leary
Big Beautiful Bill’s Tax Cuts Overwhelmingly Favor the Wealthiest in West Virginia Even Before Accounting for Tariffs and Benefit Cuts

Earlier this month the U.S. House of Representatives passed a major new tax and spending bill that not only represents the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in history, taking away SNAP and Medicaid benefits from millions of recipients including tens of thousands in West Virginia, but also includes tax provisions that would overwhelmingly favor…

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May 26, 2025 by Kelly Allen
As Big Beautiful Bill Hits Senate, Capito Anticipates Changes

West Virginia MetroNews - The “One Big Beautiful Bill” that passed the U.S. House of Representatillves last week now goes for review by the U.S. Senate, where it could face changes. Read the full article. “It’s time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk…

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May 24, 2025 by WVCBP
Marion County Residents Feel Pinch of Impending GOP Tax Cuts

Insurance News Net - Monongah resident Amy Davis is on disability and Medicaid. Read the full article. But with the changes to Medicaid proposed by House Republicans in Washington, it’s not herself she’s worried about. “I worry for my oldest daughter,” Davis said. “She is on the spectrum, has complex PTSD and suffers from a lot of mental health issues. She’s…

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