Beckley Register-Herald - With a cadre of GOP senators, all men, ensconced in secret discussions about a Republican health care plan that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, lots of people have been wondering: What's in the sauce? Read.
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Charleston Gazette-Mail - Those who didn't get a chance to "feel the Bern" in March will have another chance Sunday. Read.
MetroNews- Gov. Jim Justice says a budget he's allowing to become law without his signature is a travesty. Read.
Beckley Register-Herald - West Virginians and the economy could see lean years if federal funding for food stamps and welfare benefits are cut under President Donald Trump's proposed budget, policy experts warn. Read.
Parkersburg News and Sentinel - The House of Delegates Friday lobbed the ball back to the Senate. Read.
State Journal - Leadership in Washington, DC is far too rare these days. With partisan bickering and too many representatives more focused on themselves than their constituents, it's no wonder many West Virginians feel left behind. Read.
State Journal, Exponent Telegram - Democrats in the state Senate and House of Delegates say recent events in Kansas should serve as a warning to West Virginia lawmakers contemplating eliminating the Mountain State's income tax. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - I respond to the June 7 column by Mark Sadd about the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report Tuesday, June 6, saying the GOP House health bill would negatively impact Medicaid expansion by shifting costs to states -- a move the CBPP said would harm millions, regardless of timing. Read.
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.