Huntington Herald-Dispatch - As state delegates converge on the Capitol in an attempt to pass an operating budget during the legislative special session, Congress is considering rolling back Medicaid expansion, which could add millions to West Virginia's budget woes. Read.
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Beckley Register-Herald - If the U.S. Senate passes the American Health Care Act and its current form, states would see a large cost-shift in funding Medicaid expansion. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - In West Virginia today, there is a heist being planned in broad daylight. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Ted Boettner and his West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy center more on budget and less on policy. Read.
Beckley Register-Herald - Starting another morning of negotiations with state legislators Thursday, Gov. Justice advocated for looking at the big picture of the latest budget framework, rather than getting hung up on too many details. Read.
Metronews - Starting another morning of negotiations with state legislators, Gov. Jim Justice advocated for looking at the big picture of the latest budget framework, rather than getting hung up on too many details. Read.
State Journal, The Exponent Telegram - During a recent debate on the floor of the West Virginia Senate, Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns, R-Ohio, called a plan to move the state's tax structure to consumption taxes and eventually eliminate the personal income tax a "bold, aggressive approach" that would send the Mountain State "on a path to…
Exponent Telegram - The state of West Virginia has been in a budget crisis for more than three years now. Read.
U.S News & World Report - The small town of Madison, West Virginia, used to be a tale of the coal miner's dream. High schoolers could collect their diplomas and head straight to the mines to make $70,000 a year with no higher education, as their parents and grandparents had done for years. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - President Donald Trump's proposed budget, officially unveiled Tuesday, is a cold-blooded plan to help the rich and the military, while slashing the safety net for average American families. Read.