WVCBP in the News

March 11, 2014 by Ted Boettner
Policy Groups Seek Common Gas Severance Tax for WV, PA and Ohio

The State Journal - Public policy groups in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio are asking the governors of the three states to adopt West Virginia's severance tax on gas and oil. Read "Given our states' shared experience with natural gas and oil extraction, a common rate and structure of taxation would be a smart approach.…

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March 11, 2014 by WVCBP
Groups Push for Severance Tax on Oil and Gas Drilling

Beaver County Times - Pennsylvania and Ohio should be more like West Virginia -- at least in terms of a severance tax on oil and gas, some policymakers and legislators say. Read Officials from Policy Matters Ohio, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center and the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy are arguing that…

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March 6, 2014 by Ted Boettner
Minimum Wage Boost “Would Help Me and My Kids”

West Virginia Public News Service - As lawmakers consider raising the state minimum wage, they're hearing from West Virginians who say that would help them and their children. Read Morgantown mother Jamie Gudiel works two low-wage retail jobs. Her husband works full-time at a low-wage landscaping position. She says one of the hardest parts of…

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March 4, 2014 by Ted Boettner
Rockefeller Dispells Rumors of his Passing

Logan Banner - U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller successfully dispelled rumors of his passing Friday, February 28, during a visit to Christ Church United Methodist in downtown Charleston. Read The senator's pre-arranged meeting at the church was designed to reflect on Rockefeller's 50 years "of support for West Virginia families." When the senior Democrat senator, who…

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March 4, 2014 by Sean O'Leary
Work Sharing Solutions

Charleston Gazette - With an Aug. 22, 2015 deadline approaching for a share of $100 million in federal grants, the West Virginia Legislature is one step closer to implementing a work-share program in the Mountain State. Read House Bill 4409 creates a work-share program known as the Valued Employee Retention program in West Virginia. The program's…

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March 3, 2014 by Sean O'Leary
Analysis: Corporate & Business Tax Cuts Putting West Virginia in a Hole

West Virginia Public News Service and Hampshire Review - State lawmakers are struggling to close a big budget hole, but a close look shows the legislature dug that pit with business tax cuts over the last eight years. Read Sean O'Leary with the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy pointed out that state spending…

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March 3, 2014 by Ted Boettner
Update on the Governor’s Legislative Agenda, Future Fund, Teacher Raises, & WVCBP’s Ted Boettner

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - An update on Governor Tomblin's legislative agenda and members of the Senate Government Organization Committee discuss a House bill that would reform the state Ethics Commission and reduce the number of members it requires. House committees discuss bills from the Senate, including the Future Fund and pay raises for teachers.…

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March 2, 2014 by Ted Boettner
Future Fund for West Virginia Looking Brighter

The State Journal - Creating a Future Fund for the state has been on the minds of many West Virginia officials for the last several years, but this year it might become a reality. Read The Future Fund, Senate Bill 461, sponsored by West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, along with 31 of the…

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March 1, 2014 by Ted Boettner
3 Questions with Ted Boettner

The State Journal - Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, has helped work on a Future Fund bill for the state for the past three years, promoting it as a way for the state to turn one-time revenue into a permanent source of wealth for West Virginia. Read…

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March 1, 2014 by Ted Boettner
Jay Hosts Gathering to Laud Social Programs

Charleston Gazette - Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., gathered a group of people Friday who joined him in talking about the importance of government social programs that can be used to help working people. Read Rockefeller was a leading advocate for the Children's Health Insurance Program, which has provided health care for more than 8 million…

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