Tax and Budget

July 17, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Proposed 93% Federal Budget Cut Would Impact W.Va. Economic Success

Times West Virginian, Beckley Register-Herald, Yahoo News - President Donald Trump seeks a 93% funding cut to a quasi-federal government agency responsible for promoting economic development and community building in Appalachia. Read the full article. West Virginia is the sole state that falls entirely within the geographical region served by the Appalachian Regional Commission. “ARC…

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July 15, 2025 by Kelly Allen, Sean O'Leary
Five Ways HB 2014 Harms Communities, Local Governments, and Schools

This fact sheet was co-authored by Kelly Allen (WVCBP), Sean O'Leary (WVCBP), and Robert Bastress (John W. Fisher II Professor of Law Emeritus, West Virginia University College of Law) Overview During the 2025 West Virginia state legislative session, lawmakers passed HB 2014, the Certified Microgrid Program. While proponents focused on how the legislation would permit…

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July 11, 2025 by WVCBP
One Big, Bad Deal for West Virginia

West Virginia Watch - If you were listening earlier this year as the governor and legislature pushed through legislation to incentivize data centers and microgrids in West Virginia, you would have heard a lot about China. Lawmakers said we are in an artificial intelligence race with China, and West Virginia is primed to be a spot to…

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July 9, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
Best School Districts in the State? Or are They Just Well-funded?

Funding is essential to the operation and performance of public schools. Without adequate funding and resources, public schools are forced to maximize the limited amount that they do have. This often results in staffing cuts, programming cuts, and school closures and consolidations to keep the district operational. The current approach to school funding in West…

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July 7, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Moore Says Future Bills Will Cut into Rate of Debt Growth

West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia Second District Congressman Riley Moore says there will be additional reconciliation bills that will build off of the One Big Beautiful Bill that was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4. Read the full article. Moore, who supported the bill from the start, said the new…

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July 2, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Urgency of Addressing PEIA Solvency Exemplifies State Tax Cuts Raising Expenses for Many WV Households

West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) provides health coverage to state and local government employees as well as public school educators and staff, with total employee enrollment of about 75,000 active members and over 200,000 enrollees once counting dependent family members and retirees. With the start of the new PEIA plan year this week, those…

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July 1, 2025 by Kelly Allen
West Virginia Brings in $254 Million More in State Revenues Than Officials had Estimated

West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia’s state revenue collections concluded the fiscal year $254.8 million ahead of estimates, according to information distributed by the state Senate Finance Committee. Read the full article. State officials had anticipated bringing in $5.264 billion during the fiscal year that just concluded. Instead, the state recorded $5.519 billion — 105%…

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July 1, 2025 by WVCBP
WVCBP’s Statement on Senators Capito and Justice’s Votes for Largest Medicaid and SNAP Cuts in History

For Immediate Release: July 1, 2025 Contact: Renee Alves, (559)-916-5939 Charleston, WV— Today, the U.S. Senate passed a sweeping reconciliation package that contains historically large cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, two programs that disproportionately benefit the Mountain State. This legislation generates deep harm for the most vulnerable Americans to fund tax cuts for our nation’s wealthiest. The…

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