Washington Post - WVCBP Director of Policy Engagement Kelly Allen is quoted in this Washington Post article on how West Virginians have been losing coverage and enrollment in the Obamacare marketplace since 2017. One of the reasons may be because West Virginia is one of just three states banning "silver loading" which, if allowed, would…
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Charleston Gazette-Mail - In public schools in the majority of states, fourth-graders’ math scores held steady or improved on average on the National Assessment of Educational Progress from 2017 to this year. Read article. Not in West Virginia. It was among only three states to see statistically significant drops in their average scores in this…
Roll Call - Despite explosive growth in other areas of the country since 2010, about 80 congressional districts have lost significant population over the decade — leaving many looking for help from the federal government. Read article. Some districts may have lost 30,000 or more people through 2018, many of them in manufacturing and mining areas…
The Weston Democrat - When we first started talking about the unusually high number of women in leadership roles compared to other counties, one topic was how to narrow the list down to a manageable amount to cover. We focused on women in Lewis County who are elected officials or work for a government entity, in…
Policy Outreach Director Seth DiStefano is interviewed on WSAZ-TV about this year's Food for All Summit. Watch here.
Parkersburg News and Sentinel - A statewide public awareness campaign to ensure everyone is counted in the 2020 U.S. Census will launch 11 a.m. Monday at the Covenant House in Charleston. Read article. The CountMeInWV Coalition represents more than 20 community, professional, service and advocacy organizations in West Virginia and was created to reach the state’s…
Ohio Valley Resource, West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Bobby Bowman mined coal in West Virginia for 12 years before his employer shut down. Read article. “I don’t think that mine will ever open again,” he said. Bowman lives in Welch, in the south of the state, where he worked at the Pinnacle Mine, which shut down…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - West Virginians’ personal income grew at one of the most plodding rates in the nation in the first half of 2019, according to federal data. Read article. New findings released Tuesday from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows personal income in West Virginia grew by 1.5 percent in the first quarter of…
WOWK TV - The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says that more than 25,000 West Virginians would SNAP nutrition assistance under the Trump administration's new rule. Watch.
One theory, and a plausible one, as to why U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin backed off on a run for governor is that he can read the economic tea leaves as well as anyone else. Read article. I’ve covered state government long enough to recognize that the state economy consists of a series of down stretches…