Beckley Register-Herald, Bluefield Daily Telegram - The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday, 217-213, to eliminate many provisions of the Affordable Care Act, a move House Speaker Paul Ryan called, "The beginning of the end of Obamacare." Read.
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Gazette-Mail - Gov. Jim Justice seems confident that a deal on the state budget is within reach, having told those attending a news conference, "I think we're on a pathway to pass a budget that's going to be really special." Read.
Gazette-Mail - Multiple citizen groups came together Thursday at the state Capitol Thursday to speak out against proposed changes to the West Virginia budget. Read.
Logan Banner - The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy (WVCBP) is concerned about the current budget situation for the Mountain State. Read.
Gazette-Mail - All three of West Virginia's congressional representatives, all Republicans, voted to revise the Affordable Care Act, joining a narrow majority Thursday. Read.
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.
Tax Justice Blog - This week, important transportation funding debates finally concluded with gas tax updates in Indiana, Montana, and Tennessee, and appear to be nearing an end in South Carolina. Read.
MetroNews - A bill representing a compromise budget between Gov. Jim Justice and state Senate leadership would raise revenue up to $50 million for the coming fiscal year but cut revenue by $170 million each of the following two years, an analysis says. Read.
USA TODAY - President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are promising one of the biggest tax cuts since the days of Ronald Reagan. Read.
Center for Public Integrity, Yahoo News - A group of conservative think tanks want the nation's tax system to look more like North Carolina's. Read.