West Virginia MetroNews, Charleston Gazette-Mail – Governor Morrisey started the 2026 legislative session with a bait-and-switch.
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During his State of the State address last Wednesday night, he proposed cutting income taxes by ten percent. His language to lawmakers and the public was specific:
“I am asking the legislature to pass a ten percent income tax cut. I see a lot of claps. We’re going to work to get that number up a little bit, right? West Virginia, we need tax relief now. As you will see in the budget, I’m going to ask the House and the Senate… we can afford this tax cut—it’s going to require work this year and for many years in the future—but we have to provide that tax relief.”
