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February 28, 2019 by WVCBP
Could Fast-Moving Tax-Cut Proposal Blow WV Budget?

West Virginia Public News Service - Critics of a proposal rushing through the House of Delegates say it could blow a hole in West Virginia's state budget by using one-time money to pay for permanent tax cuts that mostly help those who are well off. Read full article. House Bill 3137 would create a fund where…

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February 28, 2019 by WVCBP
Dave Peyton: What’s the Holdup on Medical Marijuana?

Huntington Herald-Dispatch - It has been almost two years since Gov. Jim Justice signed West Virginia's medical cannabis law. Read full op-ed. Then why do we not have medical marijuana available in West Virginia? It's available across the Ohio River in Ohio. The West Virginia Legislature and state government officials are dragging their feet? Why? After…

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February 26, 2019 by WVCBP
Expert Talks About West Virginia’s Economic Comeback

WTAP-TV - An expert on budget and policy comes to Parkersburg to talk about whether West Virginia's economy is rebounding after the Great Recession. Watch. Ted Boettner is the executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. He came to the Parkersburg City Building Monday night to talk about West Virginia's economic outlook.…

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February 26, 2019 by WVCBP
Groups Speak Out Against Medicaid Work Bill

WV Metro News - A bill in the House of Delegates that would result in work requirements for people on Medicaid has sparked much debate. Read full article. Groups in the state are coming out against HB 3136, that originated in the House Finance Committee last week. “It will cost us millions in administrative costs,” Kat…

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February 26, 2019 by WVCBP
Medicaid Work Requirements Bill Heads to House Floor

Charleston Gazette-Mail - The House of Delegates is set to vote on a bill that would require Medicaid recipients to work, train, volunteer or — as amended Monday evening — attend drug treatment for 20 hours a week in order to keep their health care coverage. Read full article. House Bill 3136 is scheduled for third…

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February 21, 2019 by WVCBP
House Finance Advances Medicaid Work Requirement Bill

Charleston Gazette-Mail - Poor West Virginians who get health care coverage through Medicaid would have to work, volunteer or train for a job under a bill that originated and advanced in the House Finance Committee on Wednesday. Read full article. With a 14-9 vote, the committee advanced the bill to the full House of Delegates for…

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February 21, 2019 by WVCBP
W.Va. House May Pursue Work Requirements for Medicaid

WV Metro News - West Virginia’s Legislature is considering joining a handful of states that have work requirements for people on Medicaid. Read full article. The House Finance Committee took up the issue Wednesday afternoon as a bill originating from the committee, meaning that few observers were up to speed on the ins and outs prior…

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February 20, 2019 by WVCBP
Public Hearing Held on Convention of States Resolutions

Morgantown Dominion Post, West Virginia Metro News - Sixteen people turned out for an early Tuesday public hearing on three House resolutions to urge Congress to call a convention of states to consider constitutional amendments. Read full article. Ten people supported the amendments, six opposed them. Article V of the U.S. Constitution allows two-thirds of the…

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February 15, 2019 by WVCBP
Gazette Editorial: How Can a ‘Future Fund’ Help if it’s Not Funded?

Charleston Gazette-Mail - Is it really a “Future Fund” if there’s no funding in it? Read full article. That was a question Gazette-Mail reporter Ken Ward Jr. asked Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, earlier this week on our Mountain State Morning podcast. Boettner’s agency had pushed for the…

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