WVCBP in the News

March 17, 2017 by Sean O'Leary
Budget Negotiations Continue with Three Weeks Left in W.Va. Session

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - On The Legislature Today, Republican leaders this week released their 2018 budget framework and progressed a bill to reform the state's tax system, while Gov. Jim Justice made changes to his budget bill that he says will result in a $54 million surplus next year. Read.

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March 12, 2017 by WVCBP
Jury Out on Benefit of Income Tax Cut

Martinsburg Journal - A new state bill proposing the elimination of West Virginia's state income tax, on surface, would serve as an economic catalyst to draw new residents to the Eastern Panhandle and the rest of the state, thus re-invigorating the state's real estate market. Read.

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March 9, 2017 by Ted Boettner
Manchin in the Middle

Politico -  The day before the inauguration of Donald Trump, in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was sitting at his desk eating chili out of a paper cup when his cellphone buzzed. He didn't recognize the number, but he answered anyway, something he almost always does.…

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March 8, 2017 by Ted Boettner
WV House of Delegates Revisits Voter ID Bill

State Journal - Republicans in the West Virginia House of Delegates want to restrict a broad-based voter ID bill passed last year to accept only a photo ID as proof of ID at the polling place. Read.

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March 8, 2017 by Ted Boettner
Three Groups Denounce Obamacare Replacement Bill

MetroNews - Following Monday's release of Republican health care plan, members of three organizations say the bill would harm West Virginians and reverse the successes of President Barack Obama's health care law. Read.

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