Charleston Gazette-Mail - “It’s kind of the perfect storm,” said Kelly Allen, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy. “All of the spending and tax cuts are starting to hit the budget at the same time that those temporary revenue factors helped us make the case for the tax cuts have…
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West Virginia Watch - West Virginia has a foster care problem, and despite lawmakers introducing several bills to try to address the issues, only one of those passed both chambers. The governor has yet to sign it into law. Read the full op-ed. That one bill — House Bill 2880 — passed on the final night of…
Huntington Herald-Dispatch - The West Virginia Legislature has passed controversial, far-reaching legislation aimed at attracting facilities that could grow the state’s tax base but also threaten to raise power bills and cause environmental harm. Read the full article. In the final hours of the state’s 2025 regular legislative session Saturday night, the Senate sent House…
West Virginia Watch - A bill that drastically increases penalties for certain drug offenses passed the West Virginia House of Delegates on Friday. If signed into law, advocates worry how the new provisions will impact already vulnerable populations, like people who use drugs, who they say are more likely to be incarcerated even if they…
West Virginia Watch - West Virginia 14- and 15-year-olds seeking employment would no longer be required to have a work permit under a bill approved by the House of Delegates Friday morning. Read the full article. Delegates passed Senate Bill 427 with a 91 to 9 vote. The House’s nine Democrats voted against the bill. There was no discussion…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s head has been on the cloud. Read the full article. But when it comes to attracting data centers, local government leaders say he’s leading West Virginia in starting off on the wrong foot. Their concerns didn’t stop a Morrisey-backed bill to entice data centers — server-populated warehouses that power…
West Virginia Watch - The West Virginia governor and lawmakers want to put coal and natural gas power plants in your backyards. Read the full op-ed. They want to rob local governments of their funding to do it. And they want to expose you to air, water and even noise pollution in the process.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - On this episode of The Legislature Today, microgrids are one of Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s top legislative priorities this year, and House Bill 2014 is the vehicle to bring more of them to the state. But county officials came to testify earlier this week against the diversion of local property taxes from those facilities…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting, West Virginia News - A single road connects Shannondale and its roughly 3,000 residents to the rest of Jefferson County. The rural community flanks West Virginia’s easternmost border, fixed between the Shenandoah River and the Blue Ridge Mountains. That makes for breathtaking waterside vistas, but one heck of a grocery commute.…
West Virginia News - With West Virginia consistently ranking among the most unhealthy states in the nation, health-related legislation remains a top concern for many residents. Read the full article. Rhonda Rogombe, health policy analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, went over some of the challenges residents face when it comes…