Gazette-Mail - Gov. Jim Justice seems confident that a deal on the state budget is within reach, having told those attending a news conference, "I think we're on a pathway to pass a budget that's going to be really special." Read.
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Gazette-Mail - Multiple citizen groups came together Thursday at the state Capitol Thursday to speak out against proposed changes to the West Virginia budget. Read.
Logan Banner - The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy (WVCBP) is concerned about the current budget situation for the Mountain State. Read.
Gazette-Mail - All three of West Virginia's congressional representatives, all Republicans, voted to revise the Affordable Care Act, joining a narrow majority Thursday. Read.
Gazette-Mail - Gov. Jim Justice issued a special session call Wednesday afternoon, pulling West Virginia legislators into session at 11 a.m. today to address three major themes, including a revenue compromise worked out with Senate leadership that increases sales taxes but lowers income taxes. Read.
Tax Justice Blog - This week, important transportation funding debates finally concluded with gas tax updates in Indiana, Montana, and Tennessee, and appear to be nearing an end in South Carolina. Read.
MetroNews - A bill representing a compromise budget between Gov. Jim Justice and state Senate leadership would raise revenue up to $50 million for the coming fiscal year but cut revenue by $170 million each of the following two years, an analysis says. Read.
USA TODAY - President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are promising one of the biggest tax cuts since the days of Ronald Reagan. Read.
Center for Public Integrity, Yahoo News - A group of conservative think tanks want the nation's tax system to look more like North Carolina's. Read.
WV Metro News - Senate Finance Chairman Mike Hall says the simplest path to a state budget agreement might be the best path. That doesn't necessarily mean enough lawmakers agree with Hall to make it happen. "I think I'm in the significant minority in terms of what I think ought to be done," Hall, R-Putnam,…