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June 7, 2024 by
Special Session Leaves Critical Budget Questions Unanswered

Last month, state lawmakers met in Charleston for a special session mostly to allocate funding for budget needs that were shorted when they passed the state budget in March. Of 15 bills passed, 12 dealt with appropriations and state spending, with lawmakers continuing a troubling trend of using one-time surplus funds to pay for ongoing, base budget costs.…

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November 9, 2012 by
Reducing Child Care Assistance – The Impact on West Virginia’s Low-Income Working Families

Every day in West Virginia, thousands of low-income families rely on public child care assistance. In 2011, the West Virginia Child Care Program – which is funded primarily through the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and state matching funds – provided financial assistance to more than 24,000 children whose parents…

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December 29, 2015 by
How WV Would Benefit from a State EITC: A Free Event

Please join financial education practitioners, researchers and stakeholders to learn more about the state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This event is designed to promote a better understanding of the state EITC and the importance of financial inclusion by featuring top researchers and policy experts who can share best practices with the group. Register today!…

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June 9, 2022 by
Many West Virginians Could be Getting Internet for Less, or for Free. If They’re Not, it May be Because No One’s Told Them.

Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald - To have even a chance of getting a cell signal, Tabitha Wyatt used to balance her phone on her porch banister or bathroom windowsill. Read the full article. She and her family live in Russellville, an unincorporated community in Fayette County. Wyatt now relies on her internet service to…

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June 21, 2024 by
Welcome to the Team, Tamaya!

The WVCBP is excited to welcome Tamaya Browder to the team as our education policy fellow!  Tamaya was born and raised in Georgia and holds a B.S. in health promotion and behavior from the University of Georgia and a Master of Public Health from Georgia Southern University. Before joining the Center, Tamaya worked in public…

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