WVCBP in the News

February 25, 2021 by Sean O'Leary
West Virginia Leaders Put Out COVID Aid Wish List for Congress

WOWK - More money is likely coming from Washington, DC to the states for COVID-19 relief. Most everyone agrees that additional vaccines and testing supplies are badly needed – there are disputes over things such as unemployment extensions, and whether the benefit should be 300 or 600 dollars per week. And critics say only a…

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February 25, 2021 by WVCBP
New Report Predicts Power of Investments in Clean Energy Infrastructure in WV

Charleston Gazette-Mail - Visions of a more prosperous West Virginia abounded during a virtual news conference Thursday that focused on new findings from an economic and job impact study that made the case for sweeping investments in Appalachian infrastructure. Read the full article. It’ll take a lot of money and political willpower to make those visions a…

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February 22, 2021 by Sean O'Leary
Debate to Repeal Personal Income Tax in West Virginia Continues

WOWK TV, Tax News Daily - West Virginia Governor Jim Justice held virtual a town hall Monday afternoon to discuss his proposal to repeal the state’s personal income tax. Read the full article. “Well I’ve outlined it a bunch of times and everything. We need our natural resources partners to help out just a little…

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February 22, 2021 by WVCBP
Joe Manchin Poses a Threat to Raising the Minimum Wage, Even Though 250,000 West Virginians Would Benefit from the Increase

Business Insider, Today UK News, Yahoo News, Good Word News - Congressional Democrats are scrambling to keep their $15 federal minimum wage proposal included in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan this week as they face an unlikely obstacle: centrist members of their own party. Read the full article. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and…

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February 21, 2021 by WVCBP
Cutting State Income Tax Will Only Hurt the Poor

Times West Virginian - In fiscal year 2019, West Virginia’s state income tax brought in $2.09 billion to state coffers to fund nearly half of the state’s services needed to provide a decent quality of life in the Mountain State. Read the full article. Now, Gov. Jim Justice and the Republican supermajority are bent on…

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