West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Last month West Virginia Board of Education members learned the state has not received state-required assessments from many homeschooling families. Barely a third of the state’s homeschooled 11th graders submitted the paperwork last year. Assessments are required in 3rd, 5th, 8th and 11th grades. Read the full article. At the board’s October…
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Mountain State Spotlight, Clay County Free Press, Times West Virginian - In mid-September, Gov. Jim Justice told the people of West Virginia he’d be calling the Legislature back into session at the end of the month. Read the full article. “I promised you I’d fight like crazy for a 5% tax cut, I promised you…
West Virginia MetroNews - Lawmakers who wanted more specifics before buying into another income tax cut said they finally heard enough detail to feel confident. Read the full article. Others questioned whether the reduced spending to balance out the tax cut will shortchange state programs meant to support childcare and child welfare. Gov. Jim Justice’s…
West Virginia MetroNews - Gov. Jim Justice added several items to the call of the special legislative session, including a bill that would shift a proposed personal income tax from the 5% that the governor has touted to a 2% tax cut instead. Read the full article. After lawmakers received the tax cut bill, members…
Huntington Herald-Dispatch - September was Hunger Action Month at the Facing Hunger Foodbank, where staff received enough donations to provide more than 500,000 meals, according to Chief Development Officer Samantha Edwards. Read the full article. “It’s a really big month to bring more awareness to hunger, because we have a lot of people that we…
West Virginia MetroNews - Gov. Jim Justice expressed optimism that an additional personal income tax cut that he’s been pushing for weeks could still be embraced by the state Legislature. Read the full article. Lawmakers went into a special session called by the governor on Monday but adjourned until this coming Sunday without taking up…
Mother Jones - The newly renovated convention center was lined with booths offering flyers and merchandise; the upstairs conference rooms were hosting a series of information sessions about housing, education, and health care services, and a couple of bouncy castles had been set up as part of the provided child care. Read the full article. The…
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Personal income taxes — and the consequences of cutting them — have been a source of recurring debate across the Mountain States for longer than Gov. Jim Justice has been in office. But Justice’s desire to cut them by an additional 5% has resurrected the topic. Read the full article.…
Wheeling Intelligencer, The Intermountain - We are months away from the next regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, but the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Campaign for Jobs Digest includes some ideas about what lawmakers should prioritize. (Hint: It’s not incredibly archaic socio-cultural agendas.) Read the full article. Economic issues are still a…
WHIS Radio - I talked with Kelly Allen (Executive Director - West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy) to find out more about the state's fiscal condition and the proposals that might be on the table in this upcoming special legislative session. Listen to the full episode.