Throughout the next couple of months, WVCBP staff will talk to dozens of organizations across the state about West Virginia's fiscal condition: specifically how the state can fix its upcoming budget gap, estimated to be at least $300 million next year. Who pays taxes in West Virginia? What makes up our tax base? To help…
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As the virus continues to spread, West Virginia is feeling the brunt of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. Unemployment, hunger, and housing insecurity levels have spiked, resulting in hardship for thousands of families. What's more, the state is on the brink of damaging layoffs and cuts to critical public services at the time they…
At our 2022 Budget Breakfast on January 21, WVCBP senior policy analyst Sean O’Leary provided analysis of the Governor’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2023. You can download Sean’s budget analysis PowerPoint presentation here. You can watch the full Budget Breakfast recording here.
At our 2022 Budget Breakfast on January 21, Justice Reform Strategies' Brian Elderbroom presented on how West Virginia can improve community supervision practices to safely address the state’s current incarceration crisis. You can download Brian's keynote PowerPoint presentation here. You can watch the full Budget Breakfast recording here.
In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) which created a federal lifetime ban on benefits from SNAP for individuals convinced of drug-related felonies. State legislatures have the option to modify the terms of this ban or to opt out of the provision altogether. Download PDF.
Contact: Ted Boettner, 304-720-8682 or 304-590-3454 (cell), tboettner@wvpolicy.org Read report Report Also Explores Structure and Importance of Child Care Assistance –Every day in West Virginia, thousands of working families rely on public child care assistance so they can keep the jobs they need to support their families while also providing a safe and reliable environment…
Contact: Stephen Smith, 304-610-6512, ssmith@wvhealthykids.org Ted Boettner, 304-720-8682 or 304-590-3454 (cell), tboettner@wvpolicy.org $1 in Early Childhood Investment Returns $7 in Reduced Crime Rates, Better Employment (Charleston, WV) While West Virginia has successfully reduced the number of its low-income senior citizens over the past 40 years, its number of children living in poverty has grown and…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - In May, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a proposed rule regarding abusive debt collection practices. Contrary to the Bureau’s pretense that it protects consumers, the proposal unfortunately only helps collectors track down and harass them. Read op-ed. The rules will help collectors contact consumers via text and direct messages — even…
Contact: Sean O'Leary, 304-720-8682, soleary@wvpolicy.org, Stephen Smith, 304-610-6512, ssmith@wvhealthykids.org More than 320,000 West Virginians lived in poverty in 2012, including nearly 90,000 children, according to today's release of the 2012 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. The income and poverty data released show the continued struggle for thousands of families in West Virginia. Read…
Contact: Ted Boettner, 304-720-8682, tboettner@wvpolicy.org Charleston, WV — Drilling in the six states that span the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations has produced far fewer new jobs than the industry and its supporters claim, according to a new report released today by the Multi-State Shale Research Collaborative, a group of research organizations tracking the impacts…