Tax and Budget

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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May 29, 2025 by WVCBP
Alexandra Gallo: Don’t Take Food, Health Care Off the Table (Opinion)

Charleston Gazette-Mail - In West Virginia, we believe in showing up for one another — whether it’s helping a neighbor change a tire, holding a food drive or pitching in to help clean and rebuild after a flood. It’s who we are. But right now in Congress, some of our elected officials are turning their…

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