Charleston Gazette-Mail - The West Virginia Senate on Thursday approved a bill to lessen the authority of the Higher Education Policy Commission, a move that would give greater leeway to colleges' own governing boards. Read.
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Charleston Gazette-Mail - A bill that would have imposed an asset test on food stamp recipients in West Virginia is effectively dead for the legislative session, a lobbyist who's been working against the legislation said. Read.
TIME Magazine - It was a cloudy February afternoon in Charleston, W.Va., but the mood inside the city's civic center was downright celebratory. Read.
Wheeling Intelligencer, News Register - The U.S. Tax Foundation ranks West Virginia 18th in its State Business Tax Climate Index. Read.
Register-Herald - The Mountain State didn't wind up with its $500 million budget deficit overnight. Read.
Herald-Dispatch - In light of a recent report examining higher education in West Virginia, it's difficult to believe that one budget-balancing proposal is still on the table for consideration in the state legislature. Read.
WSAZ - A grassroots education and advocacy group is working to shine a light on the state's budget issues. Read.
Gazette-Mail - On a day when the West Virginia House and Senate each advanced versions of the 2017-18 budget bill that would cut spending on state programs and services, following heated partisan floor debate, Gov. Jim Justice declared Wednesday that the session has "spiraled into crazy land." Read.
Parkersburg News and Sentinel - One of three public meetings to discuss the impact of the West Virginia budget talks on agencies and people will be held 6 p.m. today at the Judge Black Courthouse Annex at 315 Market St. Read.
WTOV 9 FOX - As the end of the legislative session in Charleston nears, the senate finance committee put forward its budget proposal, which would cut public education drastically. Read.