WVCBP in the News

March 25, 2025 by Sean O'Leary
Policy Analyst Weighs In On State Budget

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - On this episode of The Legislature Today, the state budget continues to work its way through the West Virginia Legislature. We recently heard from Sen. Jason Barrett, R-Berkeley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Del. Clay Riley, a Harrison County Republican and vice chairman of the House Finance Committee. This time, News Director…

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March 21, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
How Would Dismantling the Department of Education Affect West Virginia schools?

WBOY - On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to “facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.” The Trump administration argues that the Department of Education is ineffective, saying that since its inception the Department of Education has spent $3 trillion without improving students’ standardized test scores.  Read the full article. How will the dismantling of the…

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March 15, 2025 by WVCBP
More School Funding Needed in Rural WV

The Intermountain - Five years ago on Friday, March 13, 2020 Gov. Jim Justice announced a state of emergency, and all public places closed down. Private businesses were able to reopen sooner, but the public schools opened slowly because of concern for the health and safety of children. Randolph Co. Schools reopened after Labor Day…

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March 10, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Budget Cuts on Inside West Virginia Politics

WOWK - On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we discuss the Myrtle Beach wildfires, budget cuts, a pitch competition and bills. Read the full article. In Segment One, we talk to Meteorologist Scotty Powell about the wildfires in the Carolinas. In Segment Two, we talk to Kelly Allen of the WV Center…

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March 2, 2025 by Kelly Allen
West Virginia Starts to Size Up the Consequences if Medicaid is Cut at Federal Level

West Virginia MetroNews, Beckley Register-Herald - West Virginia officials are watching what could happen if a financial framework for the federal government makes major changes to Medicaid. Read the full article. The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution this past week that could open the door to $880 billion in cuts to spending with…

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March 1, 2025 by Sarah Duncan
First Friday Focus on Education

Intermountain - This coming Friday we plan to have our second “First Friday Focus on Education” gathering in the Learning Lab at Kump Education Center, 401 S. Randolph Avenue across from Kroger at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7. Read the full article. We hope to develop more understanding of problems that impede progress in our schools…

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February 26, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Skyrocketing Hope Scholarship Price Tag, Now Around $100M, a Concern for WV Lawmakers Making Budget

West Virginia Watch, Times West Virginian - The price tag for the Hope Scholarship, the state’s education savings account program, will double next year, climbing to more than $100 million. As budget concerns loom, lawmakers are questioning if the state can afford the program that is a hallmark of the Republican-heavy Legislature’s education freedom push. …

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