Mountain State Spotlight, Black by God, Beckley Register-Herald, Times West Virginian, Clay County Free Press – When West Virginia lawmakers return to Charleston next week, a subsidy program that helps thousands of families afford child care will be days away from running out of money.
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That program needs $23 million to survive the rest of the budget year without service cuts.
Gov. Jim Justice said he wants lawmakers to address child care, and will ask lawmakers to revisit his bill to give 16,000 West Virginians an estimated $4.2 million in income tax credits. The governor has not clearly said if he will propose a budget change to give the subsidy program the money it needs.
