Media Advisory: January 9, 2023 Contact: Renee Alves, (559)-916-5939 Charleston, WV – After four years of flat budgets failing to keep pace with the needs of West Virginians, Governor Jim Justice has promised another year of the same. This means another year of failing to keep up with inflation and continuing to underfund children's programs, PEIA, public employee salaries, and more – much less…
Tax and Budget
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Williamson Daily News - Tax cuts continue to headline discussions leading into the 86th West Virginia Legislature, with one budgetary watchdog group urging the state to be cautious with its now projected $1.8 billion budget surplus. Read the full article. Gov. Jim Justice and leaders of the House of Delegates and Senate have…
Wall Street Journal - Pointing to a record budget surplus, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he plans to announce a major tax cut next week, joining a number of governors from both parties entering the New Year with state surpluses and big plans for tax cuts or new spending. Read the full article.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - What’s going on in West Virginia? Month after month, we see news releases from Gov. Jim Justice and other elected officials touting historic revenue surpluses, sending the impression that West Virginia’s economy is thriving and that the state has more tax revenue than it knows what to do with. Read the full…
Mineral County News and Tribune - West Virginia’s record budget surplus may not been what it seems, according to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read the full article. In fact, Seth DiStefano of the WVCBP called the surplus “a mirage” when he spoke to a small group of Mineral County residents during…
Cumberland Times-News - The record surplus touted by state leadership isn’t all that it seems, Seth DiStefano of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy told a group of citizens at the Mineral County Courthouse on Wednesday evening. Read the full article. DiStefano, who previously visited the courthouse in October for a presentation on…
Governor Justice has once again touted the state's so-called "surplus" as reason to pursue more tax cuts favoring the wealthy. But make no mistake, the state's surplus isn't a sign of uncharacteristically strong revenue growth, or a sign that the state's needs are all being met. Instead, the surplus has been largely manufactured by artificially…
WOWK TV - When the West Virginia Legislature convenes next week, one of the biggest battles will be over tax cuts. Read the full article. West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has already said he will propose the largest tax cut in state history, but did not give specifics. The state’s budget surplus is nearly $1…
West Virginia News - An informational public meeting on West Virginia’s budget surplus has been scheduled in Mineral County for Wednesday, Jan. 4, by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read the full article. With Gov. Jim Justice reporting a $1.3 billion budget surplus for 2022, the WV Center on Budget & Policy,…
Morgan County USA - A town hall meeting to discuss the West Virginia budget surplus will be held tomorrow night, Tuesday January 3, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Morgan County Courthouse in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Read the full article. The meeting is hosted by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy Priorities…