West Virginia Watch More than 50 members of the West Virginia National Guard landed at the southern border in Texas this week at Gov. Jim Justice’s behest to support the southern state’s controversial border security program, Operation Lone Star. The mission will cost West Virginians roughly $600,000, a National Guard spokesman told WV News in June. Justice, in…
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WV Metro News Read the full article. Thousands of West Virginians are coming off government health insurance programs as states snap back to Medicaid eligibility requirements that were in place before the covid-19 pandemic. More than half were ruled ineligible not because they wouldn’t qualify, but instead because they haven’t completed their paperwork. “Losing coverage presents a…
West Virginia Watch As West Virginia University is weighing faculty and academic program cuts, a group of campus employees is hoping to have a voice in the future of the state’s largest public university. WVU is grappling with an estimated $45 million budget gap for the coming year. In response, the university has cut staff and raised tuition almost…
Public News Service In West Virginia, babies of Black mothers are dying at higher rates in childbirth compared to white infants - and experts say the lack of access to healthcare for people of color is likely driving those numbers. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state's…
Charleston Gazette Mail Gov. Jim Justice and company recently celebrated a record budget surplus for the just-ended 2022-23 budget year – although as Justice and Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy admitted, the surplus was wildly inflated by deliberately and significantly underestimating state revenue collections. The surplus will likely trigger a second round of income tax cuts — but ominous economic…
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,…
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…