Wheeling Intelligencer - Sean O'Leary, senior analyst for the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, spoke of the state's fiscal predicament Thursday, urging legislators to seek new sources of revenue rather than cut higher education and social services. Read.
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Weirton Daily Times - Are all income taxes created equal? Read.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Protect West Virginia and it's partners gathered on the Capitol steps to denounce the state Legislature's budget proposals today, arguing that they would be, quote, "disastrous for West Virginia families, businesses and communities." Read.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - On The Legislature Today, Gov. Jim Justice has signed a proclamation to extend the regular session by one day, allowing lawmakers more time to come to a budget agreement. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - The West Virginia Senate on Thursday approved a bill to lessen the authority of the Higher Education Policy Commission, a move that would give greater leeway to colleges' own governing boards. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - A bill that would have imposed an asset test on food stamp recipients in West Virginia is effectively dead for the legislative session, a lobbyist who's been working against the legislation said. Read.
TIME Magazine - It was a cloudy February afternoon in Charleston, W.Va., but the mood inside the city's civic center was downright celebratory. Read.
Wheeling Intelligencer, News Register - The U.S. Tax Foundation ranks West Virginia 18th in its State Business Tax Climate Index. Read.
Register-Herald - The Mountain State didn't wind up with its $500 million budget deficit overnight. Read.
Herald-Dispatch - In light of a recent report examining higher education in West Virginia, it's difficult to believe that one budget-balancing proposal is still on the table for consideration in the state legislature. Read.