WVCBP in the News

June 9, 2018 by Sean O'Leary
Letter: It’s Time to Raise Severance Taxes on WV Gas Industry

Charleston Gazette-Mail - Editor: West Virginia was once rich. Her natural resources, including timber, high-quality coal, salt and natural gas, made a lot of people a lot of money for a long time. Had that bounty been well managed, we would be in a far better financial position now. Read. 

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June 9, 2018 by WVCBP
It’s Time to Raise Severance Taxes on WV Gas Industry

Charleston Gazette-Mail - West Virginia was once rich. Her natural resources, including timber, high-quality coal, salt and natural gas, made a lot of people a lot of money for a long time. Had that bounty been well managed, we would be in a far better financial position now. Read. 

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June 7, 2018 by Ted Boettner
United States Spends Trillions to Fight Poverty

Charleston Daily Mail - A United Nations expert who visited West Virginia last year has released a report criticizing the United States for what he called “cruel policies” driven by a “contempt ... for the poor,” the Gazette-Mail’s Lori Kersey reported Wednesday. Read. 

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June 4, 2018 by Ted Boettner
Mapping the Movement to Dismantle Public Education

Jacobin - The ongoing wave of teacher strikes across the US is changing the conversation about public educationin this country. From West Virginia to Arizona, Kentucky to Oklahoma, Colorado to North Carolina, tens of thousands of teachers have taken to the streets and filled state capitals, garnering public support and racking up victories in some…

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May 27, 2018 by Seth DiStefano
Experts, State Reps Differ on How SNAP Changes Could Affect Families

Martinsburg Journal - Republicans in the House of Representatives are looking to raise the work requirements for recipients of the nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, something that some policy experts say could make it tougher on West Virginia families who rely on the program for their annual sustenance. Read.

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May 27, 2018 by Ted Boettner
Power Customers Speak Out Against Rate Hike

Huntington Herald Dispatch -  A proposed rate increase by Appalachian Power is being met with criticism by customers who say West Virginia residents living on fixed incomes will be hard hit. Read.

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