WVCBP in the News

August 22, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
‘Our Children, Our Future’ Workshop Aims to build Momentum

Charleston Daily Mail - Addressing issues that are problems across West Virginia gave Wednesday's "Our Children, Our Future" workshop a broad scope of interest and attracted more than 100 activists and community leaders to the day-long workshop. Read The West Virginia Coalition for Healthy Kids and Families, the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy…

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August 22, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
Group Says Talent to Beat Challenges Already Exists

Beckley Register-Herald -From drug abuse to teen pregnancy to affordable housing, the challenges facing West Virginia communities are real. But the good news is that the talent to overcome such problems rests in those communities already, say organizers of Wednesday's West Virginia Regional Policy Workshop in Beckley. Read "West Virginians are as creative as anybody.…

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August 20, 2013 by Ted Boettner
Hello, North Dakota

West Virginia MetroNews - Seventeen state lawmakers are North Dakota bound. They'll leave Charleston Wednesday for a trip to North Dakota to learn more about that state's legacy fund. Read Senate President Jeff Kessler (D-Marshall), who will be leading the trip, has proposed a similar idea for West Virginia for the past three years. He…

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August 18, 2013 by Ted Boettner
WV Lawmakers Prepare for North Dakota Trip to Study the Future Fund

The State Journal - Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, announced even more support for a future fund in West Virginia. Read Representatives from the business, labor and industry communities in West Virginia will accompany lawmakers this week on their trip to North Dakota to learn more about its legacy fund. A bi-partisan group of 17…

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August 16, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
Analysis: Evaluate Tax Breaks to Help Shut State Budget Gap

West Virginia Public News Service and Hampshire Review - West Virginia faces another budget gap next year, but experts say much of it could be made up by figuring out which tax breaks are not living up to their promises. Read The state expects a $300 million shortfall in 2014, and the governor has told agencies…

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August 15, 2013 by WVCBP
Report: Expanding CHIP to Public Employees Would Save State Money

Charleston Gazette - Extending CHIP health coverage to eligible children of public employees could save state and local government millions of dollars, depending on how many actually enrolled, according to a report from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will consider expanding CHIP coverage, a spokeswoman said.

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August 9, 2013 by Ted Boettner
State Officials Confident Tax Increases Not Necessary

Charleston Daily Mail - West Virginia does not yet need to consider increasing taxes or eliminating tax credits to fill a budget gap of more than $250 million ahead of the 2015 fiscal year, state budget officials said Thursday. Read The head of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, a left-leaning West Virginia…

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August 3, 2013 by Ted Boettner
End of SNAP Benefits Boost Looms in West Virginia

Beckley Register-Herald, Kansas City Star, The Republic - About 350,000 West Virginians will see a reduction in federal food assistance benefits when a temporary boost expires this fall, according to a nonprofit policy research group. Read The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy said the increase to federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits expires on Oct.…

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August 2, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
Cut to Benefits to Affect One in Five West Virginia Residents

Charleston Gazette - About one in five West Virginians will see a reduction in their food assistance when a temporary boost to federal benefits expires this fall. Read About 350,000 state residents get benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, according to the West Virginia Center on Budget and…

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July 27, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
Thin-Seam Coal Severance Tax Break Should Be Eliminated

The Exponent Telegram - West Virginia's 2012-13 fiscal year state revenues ended June 30 with a $90.6 million budget deficit. Many state officials claim a drop in severance tax collections on both coal and natural gas was the primary reason for this revenue shortfall. But the best-kept secret in Charleston is that the deficit could…

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