WVCBP in the News

January 8, 2022 by Sean O'Leary
Statehouse Beat: Justice’s Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

Charleston Gazette-Mail - Mark Twain popularized the phrase, “Lies, damn lies and statistics,” and that saying came to mind last week reading news accounts about a small net positive migration of new residents into the state during fiscal 2020-21. Read the full article. First cited by the director of a state right-wing think tank (right-wing…

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January 7, 2022 by WVCBP
Stimulus Check Update: Talks Reopen for Fourth Stimulus Check

The Ascent - We've been writing for months that there's little chance of a fourth check hitting bank accounts anytime soon. The stock market is up, more people are back to work (or starting their own businesses), and most Republicans are dead set against more assistance to the American people. Read the full article. Just as we…

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January 7, 2022 by Sean O'Leary
As Leaders Eye Changes to the State’s Unemployment System, There’s Lots of Potential to Hurt West Virginians

Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald, My Buckhannon - When the pandemic hit West Virginia in the spring of 2020, the symptoms were immediate, even before cases and deaths were close to their peak: Shutdowns and public health concerns forced thousands of state residents out of their jobs. Read the full article. Continued unemployment claims skyrocketed from…

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January 7, 2022 by WVCBP
Rep. Bobby Rush Says Manchin Has ‘Become Too Much of a Rural Elitist’ in His Proposed Restrictions for the Child Tax Credit

Business Insider - Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois, a retiring House Democrat, is taking some hard swings on his way out the door in Congress. Read the full article. During an interview with The Washington Post published Friday, Rush unleashed a barrage of criticisms at Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Manchin, a conservative Democrat, has…

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January 5, 2022 by Kelly Allen
What West Virginians Need from Biden’s Social Spending Plan

WBUR - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is a no on President Biden's social spending plan. Listen to the full segment. “If I can’t go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can’t vote for it," Sen. Manchin said in December. The people of West Virginia have the highest percentage of people with a disability…

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January 5, 2022 by WVCBP
Don Perl: ‘… Joe Manchin is Saving (Biden’s) Presidency.’ Really?

Greeley Tribune - I have pondered the commentary by L.Roger Huston that appeared in the December 29 edition of the Greeley Tribune. read the full letter to the editor. It carries the title, “Biden may not realize it, but Joe Manchin is saving his presidency.” The piece is certainly well written, has pertinent information regarding…

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December 27, 2021 by WVCBP
Hunger Work Group Praises Funding Allocation

Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Food Insecurity Workgroup have seen their wishlist fulfilled as Gov. Jim Justice announced the allocation of CARES Act money to many of the state's needs last week. Read the full article.

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