WVCBP in the News

May 4, 2017 by Ted Boettner
Special Legislative Session on WV Budget Starts Thursday at 11a.m.

Gazette-Mail - Gov. Jim Justice issued a special session call Wednesday afternoon, pulling West Virginia legislators into session at 11 a.m. today to address three major themes, including a revenue compromise worked out with Senate leadership that increases sales taxes but lowers income taxes. Read.

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April 24, 2017 by Ted Boettner
Simplicity may be best budget remedy, Senate Finance chairman says

WV Metro News - Senate Finance Chairman Mike Hall says the simplest path to a state budget agreement might be the best path. That doesn't necessarily mean enough lawmakers agree with Hall to make it happen. "I think I'm in the significant minority in terms of what I think ought to be done," Hall, R-Putnam,…

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April 18, 2017 by WVCBP
Gazette Editorial: Paying Fair Taxes a Civic Duty, Most in WV Support

Gazette-Mail - It is not just for West Virginia to cut $300 million a year in taxes paid by businesses, many of them out-of-state interests, and then turn around and balance the budget on the backs of all the people living here, in the form of higher income taxes, sales taxes and fees. Read.

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