WVCBP in the News

November 14, 2017 by WVCBP
Summit Highlights Issues, Needs of African-Americans in West Virginia

Huntington Herald-Dispatch – The socioeconomic disparities that plague West Virginians are amplified among the state’s African-American population, said the Rev. Matthew Watts, who organized the State of African Americans in West Virginia Summit hosted Monday at Marshall University. Read.

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November 12, 2017 by Ted Boettner
Given Health Care Debate, Whom to Trust on Taxes?

Beckley Register-Herald - A curious thing happened in the year-long GOP tragicomedy to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Apparently, citizens were paying attention to the political shennanigans, to the messaging, to the media, to the propaganda and the policy. Less to the tweets. They were able to sift through fact and fiction, through…

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November 10, 2017 by Ted Boettner
China Gas Deal Generates More Questions Than Answers

Charleston Gazette-Mail - Gov. Jim Justice said it's proof that the "tides are turning" in West Virginia. Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher called it "unprecedented." Rep. David McKinley said it will "spur tremendous economic growth in our communities." Read.

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November 8, 2017 by Ted Boettner
Morgantown Speaker Opposes Tax Reform Proposals

Morgantown Dominion Post - The executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy headlined a panel discussion Nov. 7 at Valley HealthCare aimed at rallying opposition to federal and state tax reform proposals. Read.

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November 7, 2017 by Ted Boettner
Letter to the Editor

Williamson Daily News - For over 100 years West Virginia has exported its timber, coal and electricity to drive the U.S. economy with low cost energy and natural resources. Read.

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November 3, 2017 by Ted Boettner
Trains, Coal, and Budget Shortfalls

Bloomberg - CSX Transportation is an interstate railroad operator, which is incorporated in Virginia with headquarters in Florida, that operates railways that move through and stop in West Virginia. Read.

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