Tax and Budget

June 12, 2025 by WVCBP
Coalition of Community Health Centers, Food Banks, and Advocacy Organizations Call on Senators Capito and Justice to Protect Food and Health Care Access for West Virginians

For Immediate Release: June 12, 2025 Contact: Alex Gallo, (610)-283-4844 CHARLESTON, WV — Local and state health care providers, food banks, and advocacy organizations are calling on Senators Capito and Justice to protect vital care and services for Mountaineers ahead of a pending budget vote in the Senate. The House of Representatives advanced its budget bill last month,…

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June 12, 2025 by Kelly Allen
WV Organizations Urge Justice to Speak Against Proposed Cuts to SNAP Program

West Virginia Watch, Times West Virginian - As legislation cutting a food assistance program that helps feed thousands of state residents makes its way through Congress, several advocacy groups, businesses and organizations are calling on West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice to speak against the plan.  Read the full article. “Given that SNAP is the most…

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June 4, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Feds Ask Questions About SNAP Waiver: What About Sweet Tea? Why These Hot Foods? Effects on Retailers?

West Virginia MetroNews - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has asked several questions about how West Virginia would manage proposed changes to purchases allowable under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Read the full article. For example: what about bottles of sweet tea? West Virginia has applied for a federal waiver to remove soda from eligible purchases under…

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June 2, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Severance, Sales Tax Rise In May, But Total State Revenue Is Down

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Higher severance tax and sales tax revenues helped offset a slump in personal and corporate income tax revenues in May. Read the full article. Higher natural gas prices and increased demand for coal to produce electricity pushed severance tax revenues to $47.5 million in May, a 44% increase over May 2024. Personal…

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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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