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January 2, 2012 by
Business Tax Cuts – No Free Lunch

While the state should be doing all that it can to stimulate economic growth and jobs, cutting business taxes is an inefficient, regressive and poor choice for creating broadly shared prosperity. As Sean has pointed out, there are much better ways to accomplish this goal. As AP points out today, the corporate net income tax…

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January 21, 2023 by
Wheeling Health Right: Where Free Medical and Dental Services Go Hand in Hand

WTRF - Poor oral health is widespread in West Virginia, but Wheeling Health Right was recognized nationally for their fully integrated medical and dental free clinic.Β  Read the full article. It significantly affects almost all aspects of life including theΒ workforce, emergency room utilization, and chronic health conditions. Β  According to a 2014 report from the…

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October 30, 2014 by
BSA Wants the Best of West Virginia…For Free

The Fayette Tribune - No churches, no citizens groups, no environmental organizations, no education organizations, no community development organizations, no responsible economic development/ sustainability organizations, no watershed organizations… no one else. Only the BSA Summit will enjoy this privilege. ReadThe Summit is a 900-pound stranger who has only recently arrived in this state, has a…

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March 29, 2013 by
W.Va. Senate Passes Bill for Free School Lunches

San Francisco Chronicle and The Republic - The West Virginia Senate hopes that instituting public-private funding partnerships will enable the state to become the nation's first to give free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren. The program would initially focus on elementary schools with hopes to expand it to all students as funds become available.…

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November 15, 2018 by
Food for All Summit Brings Hundreds Together to Advance Food Security

Earlier this week, nearly 100 West Virginians, including farmers, educators, advocates and food pantry representatives, gathered in Buckhannon to address solutions to hunger in the Mountain State. The Food for All Summit was hosted by the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition, the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy and other partners to focus…

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August 18, 2013 by
WV Lawmakers Prepare for North Dakota Trip to Study the Future Fund

The State Journal - Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, announced even more support for a future fund in West Virginia. Read Representatives from the business, labor and industry communities in West Virginia will accompany lawmakers this week on their trip to North Dakota to learn more about its legacy fund. A bi-partisan group of 17…

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September 27, 2022 by
Five Takeaways from the WV Manufacturers Association’s Flawed Amendment 2 Study

Earlier this month, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) released a report in support of Amendment 2, which would give the state legislature the authority to exempt business machinery, equipment, and inventory from property taxes. While the WVMA claims the report bolsters the case for Amendment 2, it contains several flaws and misleading assumptions that…

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November 16, 2020 by
New Study Finds Persistent Racial Disparities in West Virginia

WOWK, CBS FOX59 - A newly released report looks at racial disparities in West Virginia. Read the full article. The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says they want to open up a conversation about it and develop a common way of thinking about race. According to their annual State of Working West Virginia…

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October 18, 2013 by
Study: Raising Minimum Wage Would Make WV Economy Work Better

West Virginia Public News Service - Raising the minimum wage would help the state's working poor and in the process, improve the economy for everyone, according to a new analysis. Read Β Sean O'Leary, policy analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, is the author of the new report, Giving West Virginia's Workers…

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