WVCBP in the News

The Charleston Gazette -- Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, said, "It is imperative that policymakers and the public know whether they are getting a strong return on their investment." Read

Wetzel Chronicle -- Ted Boettner, executive director for the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, stood before the commission to "initiate conversation" on the possibility of an economic diversification trust fund being set up for the state of West Virginia. Read

 Charleston Daily-Mail -- Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, said, "We are all for a strong economy and good-paying jobs, but how will the state know five years from now if this was a good deal? Read

The Charleston Gazette -- "I know we're one of the first states on the East Coast to pass that requirement," said Ted Boettner, with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read

The Charleston Gazette -- The March issue of "Jobs Count," published by the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, points out several statistics about employment in the Mountain State. Read

The Republic (AP), WOWK-TV and Huntington Herald-Dispatch -- Boettner says the state needs good-paying manufacturing jobs. But he says the deal should be evaluated in five years to make sure the incentives are producing the desired results. Read Also reported at WOWK-TV on April 20, 2012Also reported in Huntington Herald-Dispatch on April 20, 2012

Charleston Daily Mail -- Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, said after examining the outline, "The only thing we know for sure is that most of the taxes will be paid by the workers at the plant, instead of Gestamp. Read

Metronews -- Talkline host Hoppy Kercheval considers points made in the West Virginia Center on Budget and Public Policy's recent report, "Money for nothing: Do business subsidies create jobs or leave workers in dire straits?" Read

MetroNews -- The Executive Director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says the impact of economic incentives from the state for private companies should be evaluated every year. Read

The State Journal -- A new report from the Pew Center on the States is critical of West Virginia's efforts to track the effectiveness of tax subsidies intended to spur economic development. The results of the report largely echo a call by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy for more measurement of the…