WVCBP in the News

October 22, 2018 by Sean O'Leary
A New Candidate Class: Schoolteachers Running for Office

Christian Science Monitor - When public school teachers in West Virginia heard last winter that their health insurance premiums would skyrocket, Brianne Solomon wasn’t sure anything could be done about it. Educators like her were grumbling, to be sure, but their union’s clout in this right-to-work state was questionable. Read. 

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October 19, 2018 by Sean O'Leary
Tax Issues in West Virginia

WOWK-TV - Sean O'Leary, of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, talks to Mark Curtis about a new report that shows there's room improve West Virginia's upside-down tax system. Watch here.  

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October 18, 2018 by Sean O'Leary
WVU Loan Default Rate the Highest in Big 12

WV News, Daily Antheneum - WVU has the highest rates of student loan default in the Big 12, and 725 graduates from the Class of 2012 have defaulted on their loans over the last four years. Read. 

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October 3, 2018 by WVCBP
Community Calendar – Food For All

The Montgomery Herald - A coalition of individuals and organizations is coming together to host Food For All: 5 Bold Ideas to Challenge Hunger in West Virginia on Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Event Center at Brushy Fork near Buckhannon (929 Brushy Fork Road). Read.

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