Herald Dispatch - In saving the state money through cuts to higher education, state officials have made a college education less accessible for those who need it the most, according to a report released Monday. Read.
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Gazette-Mail - The average tuition at West Virginia's public colleges and universities increased by about $4,200 a year, or roughly 147 percent, in the past 15 years, a new report finds. Read.
Gazette-Mail - The Charleston Gazette-Mail is hosting a new tool on its website designed to help readers understand West Virginia's budget. Read.
WSAZ - Paying for a college education in West Virginia has become more difficult in recent years because of state budget cuts, according to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read.
The Associated Press, Charlotte Observer, FOX 11 - The average cost of tuition at West Virginia's public universities and colleges has more than doubled in the past 15 years, according to a new report. Read.
Gazette-Mail - West Virginia depends on federal funding more than all but four states, according to a report released this week. Read.
State Journal - On Feb. 10, the West Virginia Senate split along party lines to vote in favor of Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, a resolution calling for states to request a constitutional convention under Article V of the United States Constitution. Read.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - On The Legislature Today, Republican leaders this week released their 2018 budget framework and progressed a bill to reform the state's tax system, while Gov. Jim Justice made changes to his budget bill that he says will result in a $54 million surplus next year. Read.
Martinsburg Journal - A new state bill proposing the elimination of West Virginia's state income tax, on surface, would serve as an economic catalyst to draw new residents to the Eastern Panhandle and the rest of the state, thus re-invigorating the state's real estate market. Read.
State Journal - When the television miniseries "The American West" aired last year on cable channel AMC, the Mountain State was a stand-in locale for a tale about the taming of the West. Read.