WVCBP in the News

September 21, 2017 by Sean O'Leary
Groups Push Back Against New ‘Obamacare’ Repeal Effort

MetroNews - As Republicans in the U.S. Senate work on passing its latest effort to repeal former President Barack Obama's health care law, four West Virginia health care advocacy groups are asking lawmakers — specifically Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. — to vote against the legislation. Read.

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September 20, 2017 by Seth DiStefano
Public Forum Slated on Road Bond and Tax Reform

Fayette Tribune - Fayette Fair Share and the Southern Appalachian Labor School will sponsor a public issues forum on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Historic Oak Hill School in Oak Hill. The two issues to be addressed at this forum are the upcoming road bond and the reform measures proposed for the…

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September 20, 2017 by WVCBP
Mooney Talks Tax Reform in Charleston

Charleston Gazette-Mail - Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., spoke Wednesday at the University of Charleston to update constituents on ongoing efforts to reform personal and corporate income tax structures in the United States. Read.

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September 15, 2017 by Sean O'Leary
Census data show 17.9% of West Virginians in poverty

Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report, Williamson Daily News, The Eagle, WOAY-TV - New federal data show 319,063 West Virginians living below the poverty line last year, a 17.9 percent rate unchanged from the year before and slightly lower than a measured peak in 2011. Read.

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September 13, 2017 by Sean O'Leary
Report: ACA Continues to Help West Virginians

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Data released Tuesday by the United States Census Bureau shows the Affordable Care Act continues to reduce the number of West Virginians without health insurance. Read.

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