WVCBP in the News

March 26, 2018 by Ted Boettner
Big Fix: Experts Weigh-In on Ailing, Failing PEIA Predicament

State Journal - As members of a 29-person task force set up by Gov. Jim Justice to solve funding problems for the Public Employees Insurance Agency go about their discussions, observers from around the state are weighing in on what might be done to fix PEIA. Read.     

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March 26, 2018 by Ted Boettner
Painless Solution Unlikely for PEIA Fix

State Journal - If there’s one thing insurance experts, government officials, public employees and policy wonks can agree on, it’s that fixing the state’s Public Employees Insurance Agency won’t be easy. Read. 

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March 22, 2018 by Sean O'Leary
Severance Tax Would Be Longer Term Solution to Pay, PEIA

Charleston Gazette - We praised the Legislature for getting the West Virginia budget done by the end of the regular 60-day session, which was fair as far as it goes. No one wanted (or wanted to pay for) the special session marathon like last year. Read. 

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March 13, 2018 by Ted Boettner
How Tax Cuts Paved the Way For America’s Growing Teacher Revolt

HuffPost - Jessica Jernegan joined her fellow teachers to rally at the Oklahoma state Capitol in 2014 and demand more funding for schools. Despite the pleas of an estimated 25,000 protesters, the Republican-dominated legislature had other priorities in mind. Read. 

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