WDTV - The impending state budget shortfall has the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy drumming up solutions to keep us afloat. But which tax options do you think outweigh others and what areas should definitely not see budget cuts? Read/Listen The center has suggested different tax options for coming up with revenue and…
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Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram - The Sierra Club has released polling data from Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia in which they found voters overwhelmingly supported the RECLAIM Act, 89 percent to 9 percent. The margin is only slightly smaller in West Virginia specifically 87 percent to 12 percent. Read Jim Kotcon, chair of…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Does our focus on revitalizing the coal industry hinder the state from diversifying its economy? Read/Listen A majority of West Virginians want the focus to be on diversification over protecting the coal industry, according to a new survey. Meanwhile, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Cole says he would do both, in…
Lexington Herald-Leader, The Paducah Sun - There is strong support among voters of all stripes for a proposal that would provide $1 billion for mine reclamation projects in Eastern Kentucky and other areas hurt by a slump in coal jobs, according to a seven-state poll released Monday. Read The poll found that 89 percent of…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Homeless people in West Virginia will not automatically be exempt from requirements to work or train in order to keep their food-stamp benefits, officials say. Instead, homeless people will be evaluated and exempted from the requirements on a case-by-case basis. Read Regulations for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program do not allow…
Beckley Register-Herald, Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia ranked fourth in states least vulnerable to identify theft, according to a recent survey. Read The Mountain State ranked low in employment fraud complaints per capita and bank fraud complaints per capita, coming in fourth least in both, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's Data Breach…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - On this episode of "The Front Porch," Scott, Laurie and Rick are joined by Ted Boettner of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read/Listen They discuss the effect the increasing number of professions requiring licensure or certification has on the state's economy. Are all these licenses really necessary?…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - The organization Mental Health Matters is holding a series of panel presentations around the state to advocate for juvenile justice and community-based mental health care for youth. Read/Listen Yesterday's forum, the second of six, was held at the University of Charleston and included panelists from mental health, education and legal…
Charleston Gazette - Like it or not, there is no way the Legislature can close the projected $400 million shortage in the state budget without raising revenue, at least not without severe damage to the state. Read It's fine to talk about cutting spending and running a leaner state government. Of course, using the people's…
Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram - West Virginia is the seventh-most poverty-stricken state in the nation, with a poverty rate of 17.9 percent, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Read The Clarksburg area is only a little below that, with a poverty rate of around 15 percent. This is statistically unchanged since the recession in 2008,…