The State Journal - Ted Boettner, director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, said the data is not necessarily a harbinger of further declines in coal mining jobs. The Energy Information Administration, he points out, does predict a decline in coal production, but another factor is involved. Read "I think the jury…
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West Virginia Public News Service - Two new reports shed light on economic challenges facing many of West Virginia's families. Read The first report, from the Corporation for Enterprise Development, says half of the state's residents don't have enough savings to keep afloat for three months in case of a job loss or other emergency.…
Nearly half of all state residents do not have enough savings to cover expenses for at least three months if they were to lose their jobs or suffer costly medical emergencies, according to a new report. Read
Charleston Gazette - Poorer families often need short-term financial assistance when family members lose jobs or face serious health problems. Read State government leaders should reduce current requirements that those families must deplete all their savings and assets before they can qualify to receive short-term assistance.
Citizens of Fayette County and their representatives came together to discuss education, health care, and the state's economic future at a legislative forum hosted Thursday by Fayette Fair Share. Read Attendees heard presentations by representatives from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, West Virginians for Affordable Health Care and the West Virginia Education…
Charleston Gazette - Stuart Frazier, a policy analyst for the non-profit West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, reports that most people qualify for the credit only for a couple years before they move on to better-paying jobs. But during that time, the credit can put an average of another $2,000 a year into the…
AP, Charleston Gazette, WCHS-TV and WTRF-TV - The director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says he's eager to serve on a federal panel charged with encouraging financial transparency in extractive industries such as natural gas. Read Ted Boettner tells The State Journal the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative will hold its…
The State Journal - The leader of a West Virginia think tank on budget and policy will serve on a federal initiative encouraging financial transparency in the gas industry. Read Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, was appointed to a position on the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative,…
Charleston Gazette - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., began a weeklong tour of West Virginia on Tuesday to discuss the federal debt and what it means to the next generation of Americans. Read Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, said part of the reason workforce participation is low is…
The State Journal - With the West Virginia legislative session just on the horizon, one of the most certain changes that will affect every West Virginian will be the governor's budget. Read The governor's staff takes great steps toward putting together line-by-line how the government will spend its money. The non-governmental organization West Virginia Center…