WCHS Channel 8 - With the big budget shortfall facing lawmakers this session, a lot of programs could be on the line, including the PROMISE Scholarship. Read.
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The Intelligencer - Only six states have a higher percentage of residents on Medicaid than West Virginia, according to a national nonprofit health policy group. Read.
MetroNews - Incoming state Senate President Mitch Carmichael says he was surprised Governor-elect Jim Justice reacted the way he did when Carmichael put out a news release Thursday backing Justice's campaign statements about no tax increases. Read.
The Exponent Telegram - 2016 is officially over, but that doesn't mean it is still of no consequence. Read. Read.
MetroNews - West Virginia's gasoline tax drops by another penny to 32.2 cents per gallon today, and that isn't especially good news for the state's roads. Read.
Public News Service - West Virginia faces huge budget shortfalls, but a new poll says voters are willing to pay more taxes to maintain roads, schools and other state services. Read.
The State Journal - Every year for the past five years, Sean O'Leary of the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy has worked on a report detailing the status of poverty in West Virginia. Read.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail - Despite recent U.S. economic growth and a low unemployment rate, retail sales this holiday season indicate customers aren't quite confident enough to go on a spending spree just yet. Read.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch - A poll conducted by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy might be at odds with state leaders as to how the state's budget should be balanced. Read.
The State Journal - West Virginia's economy is so bad that 70 percent of state residents may be willing to pay more taxes to help fix it, a poll conducted for the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy suggests. Read.