Beckley Register Herald - The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy has released a new report encouraging an increased soda tax — a measure which the Center says would not only reduce obesity, but raise much-needed state funds. Read.
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting - In a policy brief, a progressive policy research organization said a sugar-sweetened beverage tax or “soda tax” would reduce consumption – potentially impacting West Virginia’s obesity rates – and bring new revenue to the state. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail, ProPublica - It was a warm Monday afternoon in late February. Thousands of teachers, public school employees and supporters rallied on the steps of West Virginia’s Capitol building, on the banks of the Kanawha River in Charleston. Read.
State Journal - Two conservative organizations held an informal gathering Thursday to show how President Donald Trump’s tax plan might help West Virginia residents. Read.
State Journal - Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are pushing legislation that would give tax breaks to help keep coal-fired power plants in operation. Read.
State Journal - West Virginia ranks 49th in the nation in pay equity for men and women, according to a recent analysis of data conducted by the American Association of University Women. Read.
The Western Journal - Beginning in October, food stamp recipients in West Virginia will be forced to meet a new requirement in order to receive the benefit of the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - In recent years, Linda McKinney has seen a change in the hundreds of people who stand in line at her McDowell County food pantry each month. Read.
The Christian Science Monitor - A wave of teacher walkouts in Republican-run states, from West Virginia to Kentucky and Oklahoma, has cast a national spotlight on their tax-and-spend priorities amid growing public disquiet over funding for education and other public services. Read.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Governor Jim Justice has signed a bill to impose the federal 20-hour weekly work requirement for many food stamp recipients statewide. The work requirement applies to people ages 18 to 49 without dependents. Read.