West Virginia Public Broadcasting - More than 12 percent of Americans, or 42 million people, need help getting enough food to eat. Listen to the full Us & Them podcast episode. In West Virginia, that number is about 18 percent. That help comes from a federal program called SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…
WVCBP in the News
WVU's Independent Student Newspaper While West Virginia University officials blamed state education trends for its drop in student retention and $45 million budget deficit, a budget policy expert pointed to a lack of state support for education during a faculty senate meeting Monday. Now, as the University looks to improve its student recruitment and retention strategies, some faculty…
WCHS West Virginia University's Faculty Senate met Monday for the first time since announcing a university-wide transformation that could result in cuts to several programs. The university announced it is reviewing about half the university's programs because of a $45 million deficit. "We must change ourselves or we will be changed by someone else," President Gordon Gee said. Gee expressed concern…
Charleston Gazette Mail West Virginia’s Fiscal Year 2023 has concluded with an unprecedented revenue surplus of $1.8 billion over estimates, marking the second consecutive year of shattering the state’s all-time record, according to Gov. Jim Justice. Announcing the numbers last week, Justice heralded the accomplishment as a turning point for West Virginia, emphasizing the state’s…
West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia’s state government ended the fiscal year $1.8 billion over estimate. Read the full article. Much of the surplus is already spoken for through legislative appropriations, and state officials will determine what to do with the rest. And, of course, political views differed on whether the surplus is a sign…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Gov. Jim Justice announced on Friday that West Virginia’s cumulative revenue collections for Fiscal Year 2023 will come in at $1.8 billion over estimate. He said the budget surplus breaks the record for biggest single-year revenue surplus in state history for the second year in a row. Read the full…
WCHS - Student loan borrowers are preparing to readjust their budgets. More than 220,000 West Virginians have about two months before beginning to repay their student loans. Read the full article. Since 2020, interest and requirements on loan payments came to a halt. Kelly Allen with the West Virginia Budget and Policy Office spoke with…
Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald, My Buckhannon - As he sat in a car, speaking to a camera shortly after gallbladder surgery, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wanted to make it clear that the past few days have been tough. But there was one thing that was keeping him in good spirits: an official $1.8 billion budget surplus.…
Center Square - West Virginia will finish the year with $1.8 billion more in tax and fee collections than budgeted, something Gov. Jim Justice called a record for a second straight year. Read the full article. But the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says that is because Justice gamed the system with budget…
Yahoo News, Dominion Post - The $45 million shortfall West Virginia University faces is still some of the biggest news around town. In the past week, we've discussed the issue in terms of what the university could have done and should do (or not do) in the future. But there are multiple factors at play,…