WVCBP in the News

Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald, Fayette Tribune - On a recent weekday, nearly two dozen kids gathered around a multicolored ABC rug in the Louis Bennett Public Library, filling the space with chit-chat and laughter. Everyone listened intently as a library clerk in a pirate hat enthusiastically read “Where’s the Pirate?” Then they walked across…

Beckley Register-Herald- It's that time of year again – property tax bills will soon be arriving in the mail and older residents as well as those who are totally and permanently disabled may apply for the homestead exemption. Read the full article. Additionally, the Wyoming County Board of Education hopes to pass a bond levy…

West Virginia MetroNews- The Hope Scholarship Board voted Tuesday to process more than 180 applications that came in after the new program’s May 16 deadline. Read the full article. West Virginia Deputy Treasurer for of Savings Programs Amy Willard told the board most parents who applied late said they had become recently aware of the…

West Virginia MetroNews - A property tax amendment on state ballots this fall could lead to an effect of more than $500 million, an association of county officials has concluded. Read the full article. A working group representing county governments came up with that number. Jonathan Adler, the executive director of the West Virginia Association…

Bluefield Daily Telegraph - A renewed move is on to end the state equipment and inventory tax as well as personal property taxes, with lost revenue at the county level replaced by the state. Read the full article. Voters will see the issue on the ballot in November as the Property Tax Modernization Amendment. State…

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - As health care prices continue to rise, hospitals are feeling the squeeze. Read the full article. The West Virginia Hospital Association is urging state and federal policymakers to help hospitals by increasing the amount of money provided to patients through government insurance programs. Association President and CEO Jim Kaufman argued…

Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald - To have even a chance of getting a cell signal, Tabitha Wyatt used to balance her phone on her porch banister or bathroom windowsill. Read the full article. She and her family live in Russellville, an unincorporated community in Fayette County. Wyatt now relies on her internet service to…

West Virginia MetroNews - In the first year, 3,010 students have been awarded new Hope Scholarships to pay for educational costs of leaving the public school system. Read the full article. The scholarship amount varies each school year. For the 2022-23 year, it will be $4,298.60. So the state will be putting up $12,938,786 for…

Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Appalachian climate groups are making another push for federal climate action as time grows short on Congress’ window to pass clean energy and climate legislation before midterm elections that could keep that window shut for the foreseeable future. Read the full article. Forty Appalachian and national organizations signed a letter addressed to…

West Virginia MetroNews - Last year’s child tax credit expansion provided families with a revenue source for routine expenses and essential items as well as funding for emergencies and addressing debt, according to a recent report. Read the full article. The Brookings Institution’s Global Economy and Development program released a study detailing the effects of the expanded…