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…
Tax and Budget
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…
Morgan Messenger - A public forum on West Virginia’s budget surplus, hosted by a non-profit economic analysis group, is scheduled for Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Morgan County Courthouse Commission Room. Read the full article. At the December 6 Bath Town Council meeting, Streetscape committee member, Rebecca MacLeod asked the council…
Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia Daily News - It was a mild Tuesday in October and Governor Jim Justice was taking a break from his statewide campaign against Amendment 2. Read the full article. The day before he was in Wyoming County, imploring an audience at the Twin Falls Resort State Park to vote against…
Mineral News and Tribune - Cooking Decorating with Santa: Loving Hands Outreach is inviting everyone to come out to the center at 1405 Chandell St., Keyser, Saturday, Dec. 17, from noon to 3 p.m. to decorate your own cookie and spend some time with Santa. Photo op with Santa for $5. Everyone welcome. Read the full…
For Immediate Release: December 14, 2022 Contact: Renee Alves, 559-916-5939 Charleston, WV – Prior to the pandemic, West Virginia experienced a lost decade, with essentially no economic growth from 2009 to 2019. This happened despite years of so-called business friendly policies like tax cuts, right to work, repeal of the prevailing wage, and reductions in state spending that were…
Introduction Heading into the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia was already facing an economic crisis. The natural gas boom had fizzled, and in the months leading up to the pandemic, the Mountain State was steadily losing jobs and experiencing weak income and GDP growth. In 2019, West Virginia’s unemployment rate was 4.9 percent, the fourth highest…
Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia has a problem that has been coming for a long time. The issue has existed for decades, as coal and surrounding industries left the state. West Virginia’s population is declining. Read the full op-ed. In the last Census, the population in West Virginia dropped by 3.2% — or about 59,000…
Once again, West Virginia's budget "surplus" is being used to justify a push to reduce or eliminate the state's personal income tax. However, the state's current surplus isn’t a sign that West Virginia’s economy is uncharacteristically strong or that tax revenues are greater than is needed for the state budget; rather, it has been driven…