WVCBP in the News

December 2, 2021 by Sean O'Leary
Severance Taxes, Stimulus Funds, Timing Boost November State Revenue Collections

Charleston Gazette-Mail, Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Bolstered by another month of strong severance tax collection, the ongoing influx of billions of dollars of federal pandemic stimulus funds and plain old good timing, West Virginia tax collection for November came in at $435.6 million, or $88.03 million higher than projected, figures released by the Senate Finance Committee…

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November 30, 2021 by WVCBP
Sen. Joe Manchin Isn’t Committing to Extending the Biden Child Tax Credit that 346,000 West Virginia Children are Getting

Business Insider - On Tuesday, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia didn't commit to approving the one-year child tax credit expansion as it's laid out in the $2 trillion House-approved social spending package. It raises the prospect of further changes to the proposed cash benefit. "Everybody's still talking," Manchin told Insider. "Everybody's still talking and…

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November 29, 2021 by Seth DiStefano
Gov. Justice has a Month to Spend $127 Million in CARES Act Funds, but Won’t Say if He has a Plan

Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald - It was October 2020. And with each passing day, the COVID-19 pandemic escalated. Read the full article. West Virginians’ suffering extended beyond sickness and death. The virus had dealt a powerful economic blow, with many state residents struggling to meet their basic needs. With the coming winter, that struggle…

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November 22, 2021 by WVCBP
Arizona and West Virginia Would Win Big from BBB: Are Manchin and Sinema Paying Attention?

Salon, AlterNet - Arizona and West Virginia would stand to gain a great deal from President Biden's Build Back Better package but holdout Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin — the two "centrist" Democrats who represent those states — still haven't committed to supporting the plan, even after extracting major concessions. Read the full article. On Friday, the House passed Biden's $1.75…

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November 19, 2021 by WVCBP
Build Back Better Headed to Senate; WV House Delegation Votes No

West Virginia MetroNews - All three West Virginia U.S. House members voted against President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion “Build Back Better” bill Friday. Read the full article. Representatives David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Carol Miller joined all other Republicans in the House in voting against the bill. The bill, which supporters say focuses on social…

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November 15, 2021 by WVCBP
Groups Urge Manchin to Support Child Tax Credit, Build Back Better Act

West Virginia MetroNews - A group of West Virginians gathered outside of Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) Charleston office Monday, urging him to defend the child tax credit and pass the Build Back Better Act. Read the full article. The handful of leaders did so in a unique way, in the giving of a quilt that featured stories…

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November 12, 2021 by WVCBP
The Other Side: Me and ‘Maid’ and Joe Manchin

Berkshire Edge - A reality for so many, and something that Joe Manchin doesn’t have to worry about: “One of the greatest things about a willingness to get on your hands and knees to scrub a toilet is you’ll never have trouble finding work.” [Emphasis added] Read the full article. Every once in a while, a book…

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November 12, 2021 by WVCBP
Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System

Davis Vanguard - Across the United States, multiple states, including West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and New Jersey are attempting to reform their money bail system. Read the full article. During the COVID-19 pandemic, inmate releases to alleviate confined prison conditions made the disease less deadly. And, coincidentally, the pandemic releases show confinement and bail are…

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November 8, 2021 by WVCBP
UHC’s Orthopaedic Campaign Helps Children in North Central West Virginia

The Exponent Telegram - The Bruce Carter United Orthopaedic and Spine Center is holding the annual “Coats for Kids” drive to provide children in need with a coat this holiday season. Read the full article. Information from Child Trends provides that 17.5% of American children live in poverty. West Virginia has the seventh highest child poverty rate…

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October 29, 2021 by WVCBP
Column: What Does Joe Manchin Want?

Los Angeles Times, Daily Jefferson County Union - The man Sen. Joe Manchin III replaced as a senator from West Virginia, Robert C. Byrd, was so deft at securing federal funds — and non-coal jobs — for his needy constituents that the landlocked Mountain State boasts a Coast Guard maritime center. In 2005 when he dedicated…

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