Tax and Budget

January 19, 2023 by Kelly Allen
State Budgets Are Booming. How Will Higher Ed Fare?

Inside Higher Ed - State budget season is here, and with a few notable exceptions—California and New York among them—many states are entering it with a significant surplus. Read the full article. Thanks to a number of factors—including increased tax revenue, lingering pandemic stimulus funds and, at least in oil- and gas-rich states, boom times for the energy…

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January 18, 2023 by Kelly Allen
Tax Cut Bill Advancing Through WV House, Headed for Senate

Logan Banner - Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed 50% income tax cut is advancing through the West Virginia House of Delegates and could be introduced Wednesday in the Senate. Read the full article. During Monday’s floor session, the House advanced the bill to second reading, which will take place Tuesday, paving the way for a third…

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January 17, 2023 by Kelly Allen
Outside the Echo Chamber: Jan. 17, 2023

Charleston Gazette-Mail - An in-depth discussion about the income tax bill working its way through the House, with Delegates who offer up very different proposals. Plus, hear from the Governor’s Revenue Secretary and the Executive Director of the WV Center on Budget and Policy on this episode of Outside the Echo Chamber. Listen to the…

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January 17, 2023 by WVCBP
WV Teachers Lambast Governor’s Proposed Tax Cuts

Public News Service - West Virginia's teachers' union warns that new proposed tax cuts will further shrink school budgets and drive more educators out of the profession. A crippling number of vacancies are straining school operations, and the number of non-certified teachers that have left their jobs has doubled since 2018, according to the state's…

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January 16, 2023 by Kelly Allen
West Virginia’s $4.8 Billion Budget for FY ’24 is ‘Essentially Flat’

West Virginia News - Gov. Jim Justice is proposing a $4.884 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2024. Read the full article. The governor’s budget contains $115 million for an average 5% pay raise for state employees, $59 million to increase reimbursement rates for the West Virginia Public Employees Insurgence Agency and $35 million to…

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January 12, 2023 by Kelly Allen
Advocates: Proposed Budget for W.Va. Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Associated Press, CBS News, WCHS, Telegraph, Herald-Standard- West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s budget proposal doesn’t go far enough to support the most vulnerable and marginalized residents in one of the nation’s poorest states, advocates said Thursday. Read the full article. Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia Director Jim McKay said it was poignant to him that…

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