State Journal - More than 35 organizations are partnering for an "All Kinds Are Welcome Here" Civil Liberties Lobby Day at the state capitol in Charleston March 2 beginning at 9 a.m. Read.
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Public News Service - West Virginia lawmakers are considering getting rid of the state income tax, even while other states seem to be moving in the opposite direction. Read.
Register-Herald - The budget deficit and proposals to eliminate the state income tax were among the main topics at the West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy's fourth annual Budget Breakfast last week. Read.
MetroNews - The problem isn't yet that state government doesn't have a budget. The complication might be if state government winds up with three budgets, plus a whole new recommended approach to taxation to consider. Read.
Exponent Telegram - As the legislative session continues in Charleston, West Virginia's budget concerns remain a hot topic. Read.
Herald-Dispatch - In managing the cents and dollars of the state of West Virginia, some legislators are hoping that expanding the state's sales tax to cover can help keep the state out of an operational deficit in fiscal year 2018. Read.
Gazette Editorial - Traditionally, conservatives try and shift tax burdens off the wealthy to the less-prosperous families. It's called "reverse Robin Hood," taking from the poor to give to the rich. Read.
Gazette-Mail - A Senate committee considering a bill to repeal the West Virginia income tax and replace it with a consumption tax decided Friday not to have a report prepared that would tell them what the bill would cost or save the state. Read.
Gazette - Every American deserves medical insurance as a human right - just like people in other advanced democracies. Read.
State Journal - Several West Virginia banking officials and former business people say they support an earned income tax credit to help provide a boost for low-income families. Read.