Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram - Two local legislators plan to introduce a bill in 2016 that would reinstate a work requirement for certain West Virginians receiving benefits through the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). ReadDelegates Patsy Trecost, D-Harrison, and Danny Wagner, R-Barbour, announced Wednesday they intend to propose putting an end to a waiver of…
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Charleston Gazette-Mail, WV Hospital Association Associated Press, Mid Columbia Tri City Herald , Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, WV Press Association, Parkersburg News- Nearly 100,000 West Virginians gained health insurance between 2013 and 2014, one of the largest drops of uninsured residents in the country, according to new information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Read According to the…
The State Journal - While legislators debated tax structure on one end of the Capitol, education, faith and community groups met on the opposite side to talk about what to expect. ReadDale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association, said it's important to remember that the state can't increase taxes on low and middle…
Morgantown Dominion Post - As a counterpoint to the work of the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform, members of a coalition of 22 groups gathered Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 15, to announce their Fair Taxation Principle to protect roads, children and seniors. ReadThe members come from education, faith, labor and community organizations. Speakers talked about…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Offering a counterpoint to the ongoing meetings of the legislative Joint Committee on Tax Reform, a coalition of education, faith, labor and community-based organizations called on legislators Tuesday to pursue tax changes that they said would benefit all West Virginians. ReadDeclaring "you can't cut your way to prosperity," Rick Wilson of the…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - On West Virginia Morning, the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform considers increasing the tobacco tax to raise money for the state's health care needs. And Ashton Marra reports that advocates are urging lawmakers to consider the needs of working families as they work on the tax code. Listen
Beckley Register-Herald - The state Legislature should "proceed with extreme caution" when considering any changes to the state's tax structure, according to Ted Boettner. ReadBoettner, the executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, held a press conference Tuesday just after the Joint Committee on Tax Reform closed its bi-monthly session. Noting…
Sunday Gazette-Mail - Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss was being brutally frank recently. He conceded that business tax cuts enacted in 2008 have helped create a "structural imbalance" that is contributing to near-monthly revenue shortfalls that over the past two years have forced severe spending and program cuts just to balance the state budget. ReadWith most…
Bloomberg Business - In Kentucky's Letcher County, emergency response time for sheriff's deputies averages an hour, up from 30 minutes a year ago. Martin County, also in eastern Kentucky, couldn't afford to open its public swimming pool this summer. West Virginia's Boone County, once the richest in the state, is considering ending free garbage pickup. The…
Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram - The labor movement in West Virginia has taken a hit of late — from the downturn in the coal industry to a new state law scaling back prevailing wage on public projects. ReadStill, labor leaders say they haven't given up the fight to see that workers have good-paying jobs and safe work…