WVCBP in the News

March 22, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
WV Higher Ed Funding Down as Enrollment Rises

West Virginia Public New Service - Enrollment in West Virginia colleges and universities has grown rapidly, but the state has slashed higher-education funding. Read Enrollment has risen by a quarter in the past decade, said Sean O'Leary, a policy analyst for the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, but total funding has fallen by…

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March 21, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
Secretary of State Prepares for Voter ID Bill Push

Charleston Daily Mail - Last week, the left-leaning West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy issued a report stating it could cost more than $5 million over five years to implement a law requiring photo identification to vote. Read The report estimates 11 percent of eligible voters lack a photo ID, and it costs the…

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March 20, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
Fight Over Voter ID Bill

Spirit of Jefferson - West Virginia's secretary of state said she is gearing up to fight legislation that she claims would make it harder for some citizens to vote. Read On Monday, Tennant appeared at a press conference with newly elected Delegate Stephen Skinner as well as officials from the ACLU, AFL-CIO, AARP and the…

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March 20, 2013 by Ted Boettner
Legislature Today – Ted Boettner

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - WVCBP Executive Director Ted Boettner speaks with Beth Vorhees about children living in poverty in West Virginia. Watch

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March 20, 2013 by Ted Boettner
Future Funds Being Explored By Legislature

Logan Banner - West Virginia is on the brink of a natural gas boom that may be equal to or larger than that of the coal industry in the last century. Efforts are being made to create a grass-roots movement that will result in sustainable wealth for the state. Read Booms and busts in coal…

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March 18, 2013 by Sean O'Leary
Medicaid Spending Projections Fall, Easing Budget Worries

West Virginia Public New Service and Hampshie Review - As West Virginia considers extending health care to the working poor by expanding Medicaid, one worry has been widening a program that some have said has an unsustainable budget. However, recent figures show that the threat is subsiding. The Congressional Budget Office has sharply cut its…

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March 13, 2013 by Ted Boettner
Child Poverty Hurting All of West Virginia

Spirit of Jefferson - With 30 percent of West Virginia children under age six living in poverty, the time for action is long overdue. In West Virginia, more than one in four children are currently in poverty. This is simply unacceptable. We can do better. All of our children deserve a chance to succeed and…

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March 11, 2013 by Ted Boettner
Medicaid Expansion: the Sooner Tomblin Decides, the Better, Advocates say

Charleston Gazette - Advocates for Medicaid expansion say Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is right to carefully consider the option -- but the sooner he decides, the better. Read "I think it's good that West Virginia is taking a good long look at expansion and weighing the options," said Ted Boettner, executive director of the West…

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