WVCBP in the News

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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April 14, 2017 by Ted Boettner
No Bull: West Virginia Governor Vetoes Budget

Bloomberg Business News - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (D) vetoed the Legislature's budget bill April 13, calling it "bull-you-know-what" as he unveiled what appeared to be a pile of cow dung on a plate. Read.

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April 10, 2017 by WVCBP
Public Called to Weigh In on WV State Budget

Public News Service - At the last moment, the State Legislature passed a budget with deep cuts to to Medicaid and to K-12 and higher education. Now community groups are saying the voices of West Virginians are going to be vital to resolving the state's budget standoff. Read.

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