WOWK - Governor Jim Justice began the discussion when he had a bill introduced that would phase out the state income tax over four years, but it would raise the consumer sales from 6 percent to 7.9 percent. Read the full article. The State Senate also put forth a similar bill to phase out the…
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Insurance Journal - Treating and addressing drug addiction cost West Virginia an estimated $11.3 billion in one year, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy. Read the full article. The report, written by economist Jill Kriesky, says the state spent that much in 2019 on issues that stem from the addiction…
WV News - The dominant theme running throughout this year’s session of the West Virginia Legislature has been tax reform. Read the full article. The 60-day session is set to end April 10, and there are still multiple, competing tax plans up in the air. While all the plans revolve around ways to eliminate the…
The Intelligencer: Wheeling News-Register - Gov. Jim Justice on Friday called for a “summit meeting” with House and Senate members of both parties on the proposals to eliminate the state income tax. Read the full article. The summit would be held noon Monday at the Cultural Center, Justice said during his coronavirus update Friday morning. It would…
West Virginia MetroNews - As the 2021 West Virginia regular legislative session heads into its final week, dozens of citizens stood outside the state Capitol in brisk weather Friday to protest how tax and budget proposals could affect people’s lives. Read the full article. State community organizations, including the West Virginia Center on Budget &…
Tax News Daily - The West Virginia House of Representatives has passed a bill that will reduce income tax every year until it is completely eliminated. The measure would represent an annual loss of revenue of at least $ 150 million and, if fully implemented, ultimately cost the state more than $ 2 billion per…
WVNS - Leaders from multiple state community organizations are calling on people against the plan to cut the state income tax to a rally at the Capitol Circle at 11 a.m. April 2 in Charleston. Read the full article. Governor Jim Justice, the state House of Representatives, and Senate each put together their own plan…
WSAZ - The completely rewritten West Virginia Senate version of the state personal income tax elimination plan was introduced on the chamber floor Thursday morning. Read the full article. An analysis of the proposal by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy found that it will provide tax cuts for the wealthy while increasing taxes and forcing budget…
Public News Service - Advocates for impoverished people are urging West Virginia lawmakers to oppose two bills being heard in a House committee Thursday, that they claim punish low-income people and drug users. Read the full article. Senate Bill 387 would make permanent a pilot program that screens recipients of the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,…
West Virginia MetroNews - As the governor and two chambers of the Legislature push for differing big tax plans, citizen groups are weighing in on them. Read the full article. State community organizations plan a community rally and press conference at 11 a.m. Friday on the north side outside the Capitol to call on legislators…