WV Metro News - Multiple advocacy groups have come together in asking West Virginia lawmakers to make changes with the state’s criminal justice system. Read article. Representatives of the groups on Monday urged lawmakers to tackle multiple issues connected to a problem facing the state’s jails and prison: overcapacity.
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Bloomberg Opinion - In some circles, the notion that there’s no free lunch isn’t just a metaphor for our economic reality -- it’s taken as a directive. That’s the idea behind the view that to qualify for government benefits, an able-bodied adult should either hold a job or be in school. West Virginia has been…
WOWK-TV - Seth Distefano of the West Virginia Center on Budget Policy discusses the take away from the annual budget breakfast, including the governor’s plans for a rainy day fund to support Medicaid, the removal of the IDD Waiver Waitlist, and policies to combat hunger. Watch.
WV Press, Point Pleasant Register - West Virginia has 270,000 people struggling with hunger each day. Read article. That message was delivered to the Hunger Caucus, a bipartisan group from the West Virginia House of Delegates, that met this week at the West Virginia Legislature to address food insecurity issues. Chad Morrison of the Mountaineer Foodbank…
WOWK-TV - There was a lot to chew on during the annual “Budget Breakfast” sponsored by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Governor Jim Justice’s proposed four-and-a-half billion dollar spending plan was the main course. That focused a lot of talk about repealing the state’s business equipment and inventory tax, which critics say slows…
Times West Virginia - West Virginia was in national news earlier this week and, as is the usual case when our state draws the attention of the likes of the New York Times, it was not a positive story. Read article. The story headlined “What happened when a state made food stamps harder to get,” illuminated…
New York Times - In the early mornings, Chastity and Paul Peyton walk from their small and barely heated apartment to Taco Bell to clean fryers and take orders for as many work hours as they can get. It rarely adds up to a full-time week’s worth, often not even close. With this income and whatever…
Ohio Valley Resource - The Ohio Valley’s economy could see slower growth in 2020 amid continued anxiety about trade, and possible downturns in both energy and manufacturing, according to analyses and forecasts by regional economists. Read article. Michael Hicks directs the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University in Indiana where he forecasts…
Associated Press - West Virginia Democrats on Thursday said their 2020 legislative platform will focus on education, infrastructure, small businesses and social services. Read article. Democrats in the GOP-led statehouse detailed their “West Virginians First” agenda at a press conference marking the second day of the state’s 60-day legislative session. “We would like at this time…
WV Public Broadcasting - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice discussed state efforts to improve roads, his opposition to sanctuary cities and his administration’s work to combat addiction at his annual State of the State Address Wednesday evening. Read article. One thing Democrats said they didn’t hear? “West Virginia is hemorrhaging population,” Del. Isaac Sponaugle, D-Pendleton, said.