WVCBP in the News

July 29, 2025 by WVCBP
West Virginia Nonprofits Speak Out About Federal Funding Cuts under President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act

WOWK - Nonprofit leaders in West Virginia are speaking out about potentially harmful impacts to communities after changes to federal funding are put in motion from President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read the full article. According to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy’s data in 2025, federal dollars make up nearly…

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July 26, 2025 by WVCBP
Data Center Advancement Sparking Environmental, Economic Concerns Throughout WV

Charleston Gazette-Mail - Fifteen-year Tucker County resident Sheena Williams told the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection her child has asthma. Read the full article. Williams said she feared an expected data center facility for which the DEP has signaled it will approve an air quality permit despite facility plans to potentially emit hundreds of…

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July 17, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Proposed 93% Federal Budget Cut Would Impact W.Va. Economic Success

Times West Virginian, Beckley Register-Herald, Yahoo News - President Donald Trump seeks a 93% funding cut to a quasi-federal government agency responsible for promoting economic development and community building in Appalachia. Read the full article. West Virginia is the sole state that falls entirely within the geographical region served by the Appalachian Regional Commission. “ARC…

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July 14, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Tackling Bad Behavior in Classrooms on Inside West Virginia Politics

WOWK - On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join Rick Johnson to discuss an ACLU lawsuit, Texas flooding, the Public Employees Insurance Agency and bad behavior in classrooms. Read the full article. In Segment 1, we talk to ACLU WV Director of Communications Billy Wolfe about the lawsuit against the…

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July 12, 2025 by Sean O'Leary
These are America’s 10 Weakest State Economies Most at Risk in a Recession

CNBC - The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous. Read the full article. An analysis of all 50 states’ economic development marketing efforts — part of CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business study — finds that a strong economy is the most frequently…

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July 11, 2025 by WVCBP
One Big, Bad Deal for West Virginia

West Virginia Watch - If you were listening earlier this year as the governor and legislature pushed through legislation to incentivize data centers and microgrids in West Virginia, you would have heard a lot about China. Lawmakers said we are in an artificial intelligence race with China, and West Virginia is primed to be a spot to…

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July 10, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
As Hope Scholarship Enrollment Grows, Public Education Concerns Loom

Charleston Gazette-Mail, Huntington Herald-Dispatch - About 15,000 students applied for the Hope Scholarship and will receive full funding for the 2025-26 school year. Read the full article. Of that total, more than 1,700 are from Kanawha County. According to a news release from West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack’s office, this is more than 4,000 more…

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