Budget Beat - July 5, 2013 Evidence Counts - ObamaRomneyCare, Student Debt, and Inefficient Tax Cuts The Obama Administration this week decided to delay the mandate in the Affordable Care Act which would require employers to provide health care for their employees or face penalties. Since this affects only those companies with 50 or more…
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Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has lifted pauses on SNAP benefit time limits that helped more able-bodied adults without dependents have access to food without restrictions. Read the full article. Now that these time limits are back, hundreds of adults in Cabell County have lost their SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
Clarksburg Exponent Telegram - Although many states have experienced significant decreases in the percentage of their populations who are living in poverty in recent years, West Virginia's poverty level remain largely unchanged, experts say. Read.
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - At the legislature today, when their party took over control of the House and Senate, Republicans promised tort reform. Watch Sean O'Leary on the Legislature Today talking about the state's prevailing wage law.Several bills are moving through the legislative process including one about nursing home administrators that was up for…
SNL Financial - West Virginia coal producers could create between 150 and 196 jobs and provide $34 million in new economic activity if the state were to implement policies that favor in-state coal, a recent report from the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research, or BBER, found. Read The report, titled "Government…
The tax and budget tug of war at the capitol between the Senate GOP and Governor on one side and the House on the other is crying out for a simple solution that demands an approach that protects our families, seniors, and children. Yesterday, the WVCBP and our coalition partners came with a tax plan…
West Virginia MetroNews - Delegates took up and then passed a multi-faceted tax cut bill late in a Saturday session, reaching legislative consensus on an issue that has roiled this regular session. Read the full article. “This is lowering the tax burden for the people of West Virginia,” said Delegate Marty Gearheart, R-Mercer. Delegates passed…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - As we emerge from the pandemic, it’s a good time to take stock of what we’ve learned. Read the full op-ed. A big takeaway from the past two years is that government response matters. From the Paycheck Protection Program to the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, federal investments helped keep families and businesses…
Huntington Herald-Dispatch - In front of Kayla Young under a sweltering sun in South Charleston stood an electric vehicle charging station. Draped over a podium, a sign read “#ACTNOW on Climate.” Read the full article. Behind her was the Criel Mound, thought to have been built by the Adena people about 500 B.C. “It’s really…
Public News Service - The new coronavirus stimulus bill will bring some food assistance to hungry Americans, and it couldn't come soon enough for West Virginia's families with children who aren't getting enough to eat during the pandemic. Read the full article. A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found since March, 17% of families…