Public News Service, Clay County Free Press - The federal health-insurance program for children helps keep more than 200,000 West Virginia children insured. Read the full article. Advocates said the Children's Health Insurance Program, which marks its 25th anniversary this week, is a lifeline for families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid, but do not…
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The Street - Enrollment in the federal health insurance marketplace reached a record high this year. The increase was likely due to increased premium tax credits for the coverage and extended eligibility that was part of the American Rescue Plan signed by President Joe Biden in 2021, according to the Urban Institute. Read the full…
AP, US News, Midland Reporter-Telegram, WV News - The West Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday passed the Republican governor’s plan to reduce the state income tax by 10%, setting up a clash in the Senate, whose president is cold to the idea. Read the full article. The GOP-controlled House supported the bill on a…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - More than 100 people signed up to speak at a public hearing Wednesday on the abortion bill. Read the full article. With so many wanting to speak, each person was given 45 seconds. Several were escorted out of the chamber by police for running overtime. Several of the women who…
WOWK - On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we talk about Gov. Justice’s income tax cut proposal, goals for the West Virginia Democratic Party and the Charleston Police Department. Listen to the full segment. In Segments One and Two, Mark Curtis talks to two people about Gov. Justice’s income tax cut proposal.…
West Virginia MetroNews - Just ahead of a special session to consider cutting personal income taxes, Gov. Jim Justice says he met with senators to try to persuade them. Read the full article. The special session is supposed to start at noon Monday, but it’s entirely unclear whether the Republican governor and the Senate’s Republican…
Times West Virginian - Here we go again. Read the full article. West Virginia legislators are being beckoned to Charleston for a special session, this time to pass a bill that would lower the state income tax by 10% with the long-term goal of total elimination of the income tax. Now, we fully support putting…
WCHS - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has called a special session of the Legislature for Monday at noon. The governor wants senators and delegates to consider his plan to cut the state's personal income tax by 10%. Read the full article. For quite some time, Justice has been promoting cutting or eliminating the state's…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - A proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot this November will give the West Virginia Legislature authority to remove or reduce a variety of county level property taxes. Read the full article. West Virginia Public Broadcasting previewed the ballot measure, looking at concerns on how passage would affect the state economy,…
AP, US News, Shelton Herald, Weirton Daily Times, - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice called on state lawmakers Wednesday to meet at the Capitol next week to consider a permanent 10% reduction in the state’s income tax. Read the full article. “Once we get the ball rolling, we can keep coming back and chipping away at our…