WVCBP in the News

February 1, 2015 by Ted Boettner
‘Right to Work’ Fight Coming to Capitol

Sunday Gazette-Mail - Debates about "right to work" legislation are likely to heat up in West Virginia during coming weeks. ReadLast Tuesday, a bill called the "Creating Workplace Freedom Act" was introduced in the state Senate.The bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, would prohibit requiring workers to join unions in workplaces covered…

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January 30, 2015 by Sean O'Leary
Study Reports on What Would Happen if Prevailing Wage is Repealed

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - At the legislature today, when their party took over control of the House and Senate, Republicans promised tort reform. Watch Sean O'Leary on the Legislature Today talking about the state's prevailing wage law.Several bills are moving through the legislative process including one about nursing home administrators that was up for…

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January 30, 2015 by Sean O'Leary
Fight Looms in W.Va. over Prevailing Wage Repeal

Charleston Gazette - Nearly 100 people, including dozens of union workers, packed a committee room Thursday as the state Senate began an effort to repeal West Virginia's prevailing wage law, only to see the repeal abruptly dropped from the committee agenda, pushed back to next week. ReadThe prevailing wage law requires that state-funded construction projects…

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January 30, 2015 by Sean O'Leary
Report Says Prevailing Wage Costs State Less, Increases Productivity

Bluefield Daily Telegraph - While state lawmakers are considering a bill that would abolish the prevailing wage law in West Virginia in an effort to reduce the cost of public construction projects, one group of policy analysts said the wage actually saves the state money. ReadWest Virginia is one of 32 states that has a…

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January 29, 2015 by Sean O'Leary
Report Says Prevailing Wage Repeal Would Hurt Economy

Charleston Daily Mail - The day before a state Senator plans to introduce another bill that would repeal the prevailing wage rates for construction projects in West Virginia, a report was released by a nonprofit organization funded by organized labor which concluded that a repeal would harm the state's economy. Read The 10-page study released…

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January 29, 2015 by Sean O'Leary
Prevailing Wage Laws Save State Money, Report Says

Beckley Register-Herald - While state lawmakers are considering a bill that would abolish the prevailing wage law in West Virginia in an effort to reduce the cost of public construction projects, one group of policy analysts said the wage actually saves the state money. ReadWest Virginia is one of 32 states that has a prevailing…

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January 29, 2015 by Sean O'Leary
WV Center for Budget and Policy Releases Prevailing Wage Report amid WV Senate Debate

The State Journal - State Republican leaders are considering a repeal of West Virginia's long-standing prevailing wage law. ReadSenate President Bill Cole, R-Mercer, introduced a similar bill last year, and Cole said he still believes repealing the legislation is the right thing to do. Cole said he doesn't believe having a prevailing wage bill is…

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January 22, 2015 by Ted Boettner
State Making its Way to Better Days, State Revenue Secretary Says

Beckley Register-Herald - In spite of budget cuts and using Rainy Day Funds, Secretary of Revenue Bob Kiss said Wednesday that the state is heading toward better days. Read  "Two years down the road we are anticipating a surplus," Kiss said. "We are getting there."Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's budget lacks $151 million between revenues and…

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January 21, 2015 by Ted Boettner
Budget Cuts Not Necessarily Permanent, State Revenue Secretary Says

Charleston Gazette - In the midst of three straight years of dwindling tax revenues and budget cuts, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's revenue secretary said Wednesday morning that those cuts should not necessarily be seen as permanent. ReadBob Kiss said that the projected cuts in next year's budget, to things like higher education, primary care, free…

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January 16, 2015 by WVCBP
Paid Sick Days a “Defense Against the Flu”

West Virginia Public News Service - The flu is flying around West Virginia, but there may be a partial cure in an unexpected place - through paid sick days. ReadSupporters are pushing both Congress and the West Virginia Legislature to expand the types of workers who can earn paid time off when they are ill.…

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