WVCBP in the News

January 31, 2022 by Sean O'Leary
Joe Manchin, Budget, and Girl Scout Cookies on This Week’s Episode of Inside West Virginia Politics

WOWK TV - On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, co-hosts Mark Curtis and Amanda Barren talk to people about infrastructure, Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, the annual Budget Breakfast, and Girl Scout cookies. Watch the full segment. In Segment One, Mark Curtis sits down with Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) to talk about the $6 billion that is coming to West Virginia.…

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January 28, 2022 by WVCBP
Gov. Justice’s Rocketship is Running Out of Fuel

Beckley Register-Herald - It is simply laughable that Gov. Jim Justice, at every turn, criticizes President Joe Biden and his administration for everything unrelated to the state of affairs in West Virginia – from “open borders” with Mexico to our nation’s exit from the war in Afghanistan – while taking full credit for an economic…

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January 28, 2022 by Kelly Allen
Lawmakers Advance Bill to Shift Some Jail Costs from Counties to State

Charleston Gazette-Mail, Huntington Herald-Dispatch - With jail costs bearing down on county commissions in West Virginia, a legislative committee drafted a bill Friday that would play a part in decreasing how much county governments pay to incarcerate people. Read the full article. The House of Delegates Committee on Jails and Prisons adopted a bill that…

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January 26, 2022 by Sean O'Leary
W.Va. Governor Proposes Flat Budget, Some Seek More Investment in State

Farm and Dairy - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice recently announced a proposed state budget for fiscal year 2023. Read the full article. The overall budget is essentially flat, staying consistent in investments in food, agriculture, natural resources and infrastructure, with just a 1.4% increase from last year’s budget to just over $4.6 billion. Most of that…

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January 22, 2022 by WVCBP
Annual Breakfast Gives W.Va. Lawmakers Chance to Analyze Governor’s Budget

WCHS TV - The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy hosted its annual Budget Breakfast on Friday. Watch the full segment. It marks the ninth time the breakfast has been held. Organizers conduct the event during the legislative session each year. The event provides a chance for lawmakers to analyze the governor's proposed budget…

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January 21, 2022 by Kelly Allen
Sales Tax Cut Could Spend Revenue WV Doesn’t Have

Charleston Gazette-Mail - West Virginia is one of many states set to use revenue surpluses brought by federal relief money for tax cuts. Read the full article. After lawmakers last week near-unanimously approved $350 million in subsidies for the Mason County Nucor steel recycling plant project and further capital improvements, Democrats on Tuesday announced that…

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January 21, 2022 by Sean O'Leary
W.Va. Economists Talk Jobs, Workforce Participation And Nucor

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - This week on The Legislature Today, West Virginians weigh in on a controversial piece of legislation. As health reporter June Leffler reports, pro-life and pro-choice residents spoke on two abortion bills at a public hearing Monday in front of state lawmakers. Listen to the full segment. Also, in this show, energy…

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January 19, 2022 by WVCBP
Child Tax Credit: What Parents Need to Know to Get the Rest of the Payment in 2022

Good Morning America, ABC News - For millions of parents across the country, the New Year has started off without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit expansion, a deposit of several hundred dollars that parents had relied on since July, when the expansion went into effect. Read the full article. "That was the only income…

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