West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia lawmakers have begun considering the governor’s $5.493 billion budget, including whether the state can afford another proposed income tax cut over the longer haul. Read the full article. “Governor Morrisey is presenting a balanced budget as required,” Revenue Secretary Eric Nelson told senators. The biggest drivers of budget growth…
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Charleston Gazette-Mail - Public records digitization, tax cuts and adult recreational-use cannabis were among the topics discussed Friday, as politicians addressed members of the state’s media during the West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead. Read the full article. Appearing at the Culture Center in Charleston as part of the event, were Secretary of State…
WVNS - West Virginia currently receives the second highest amount of federal subsidies per child in the nation according to a study by SmartAsset. Read the full article. According to the study, the Mountain State receives a total of $144 million in federal funds for childcare subsidies. Federal subsidies affect what services childcare programs can…
West Virginia Watch, Beckley Register-Herald, Times West Virginian, Charleston Gazette-Mail - West Virginia state agencies — in charge of schools, road repairs, foster care and more — along with the state Supreme Court have been asked by the Morrisey administration to cut their budgets by 2%. Read the full article. Additionally, an August memo from the Department…
WCHS - County jail bills continue to skyrocket, but revenues can't seem to keep up. Read the full article. It's an issue commissioners have brought to lawmakers for years. Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler said they're expecting a $1 million increase at minimum this year for their jail bill. "I don't believe those revenues are…
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Morgan Messenger - Diabetes, obesity and “seven pillars” of health care to combat them were the topic of a panel discussion Friday, which focused heavily on the $199.5 million in grants West Virginia is set to receive through the federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Fund. Read the full article. Facilitated as part of the…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Gov. Patrick Morrisey often preaches what he calls “the fundamentals.” Read the full article. At a Charleston news conference Monday in which he proposed another personal income tax cut, a move expected to favor higher-income taxpayers, Morrisey defined “the fundamentals” as including cutting taxes and “inefficient” spending, plus “moving faster and faster.”…
Mountain State Spotlight - In recent months, much attention has been focused on Congress and whether lawmakers would vote to fund premium discounts for people who get their health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. Read the full article. But health care costs are increasing for everyone, from those paying higher Marketplace premiums, to those…
Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Monday detailed his plan to reduce the state’s income tax by assigning more specific percentages to his proposed reductions. Read the full article. “We’re going to work closely with the legislature on these numbers, but we’re looking at at least a 5-10% [reduction],” Morrisey said during a news…
Martinsburg Journal-News - With personal income tax cuts going into effect for 2026 in neighboring Kentucky and Ohio, Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants to move faster than West Virginia’s current glidepath for reducing personal income tax rates during the legislative session starting next week. Read the full article. During his first press conference of the new…