WVCBP in the News

The Charleston Gazette -- "The state needs to make a top-down commitment to broadband," said Paul Miller, an analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. "We need to have the right people, in the right place and in the right job." Read

Beckley Register-Herald -- An analyst for the Center for Budget and Policy tried Tuesday to enlist the support of the Raleigh County Commission for a pair of failed Senate bills that would devote some Marcellus shale tax proceeds into a 20-year account, created for future development. Read

The Charleston Gazette -- In May, Sean O'Leary, an analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, crunched the numbers and came up with an estimate: $84.4 million. Read

Public News Service -- Sean O'Leary, a policy analyst for the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy comments on Ryan's plan, which would slash Medicaid by one-third over 10 years - more than triple the current federal reductions. Read

Clay County Free Press -- Paul Miller, the Outreach Director for the WV Center on Budget and Policy Control appeared to present a potential resolution to the commission for their support of a possible trust fund for the state of West Virginia. Read

The Charleston Gazette -- If major new federal revenue is not generated, the House-passed federal budget backed by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would be likely to damage the Mountain State's economy recovery and future growth, according to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read

WSAZ-TV - Patterson studied the issue along with representatives from two other organizations -- the West Virginia Center on Policy and Budget, and the American Friends Service Committee. They reported their findings to legislators and suggested other ways to deal with nonviolent and low-risk offenders. Read

The Intelligencer, Wheeling News Register -- The Center on Budget and Policy did more than focus on the demographics. It suggested action to anticipate change. Read

WV Public Broadcasting -- Boettner has been working along side other organizations to promote the idea of establishing a permanent mineral trust fund in West Virginia, similar to what six other states have done. Read

Charleston Daily Mail -- I strongly applaud Sen. Joe Manchin for standing up this week for working families in West Virginia by voting to continue tax cuts for the middle class, end those that benefit only the richest 2 percent of taxpayers, and protect critical tax relief for thousands of West Virginia's low-income working families.…