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February 26, 2021 by
TANF Drug Use Screening Harmful to Low-Income West Virginians

SB 387Β is currently being considered by the West Virginia Senate. This bill would make applicants who test positive for drugs or refuse a drug test ineligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance. Our new blog post from health policy analyst Rhonda RogombΓ© explains how such a policy choice would further stigma, harm vulnerable…

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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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February 14, 2017 by
Ted Boettner: Several Reasons Why Business Tax Cuts Don’t Work

State Journal -Β About 10 years ago, West Virginia lawmakers phased in large corporate tax cuts. This included a series of reductions to the corporate income tax rate, which dropped from 9 percent to 6.5 percent over this time period, and phasing out the business franchise tax. At the same time, lawmakers enacted a manufacturing property…

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April 19, 2019 by
How Much Would It Cost to End Child Poverty in West Virginia?

West Virginia has the 4th-highest child poverty rate in the country. Children living in poverty face lower educational achievement, maltreatment and other obstacles that affect them for the rest of their lives. Reducing child poverty has a price tag less than recent tax cuts for corporations and would do more to benefit the families of…

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January 15, 2013 by
Addressing Child Poverty is the Best Education Reform We Can Make

As state lawmakers and others review and debate the findings of the recent education audit, it is important that they consider the economic and social conditions of our state's children. This is especially true when evaluating our state's K-12 education outcomes, which likely has more to do with the income of a student's parent than…

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March 31, 2014 by
Job Data as Flimsy as Gas

Scranton Times-Tribute - Has natural gas drilling been the economic game changer that industry leaders promised? Not according to the most reliable analysis. Read A recent study from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that looked at job growth in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale found it to be a very small slice of the overall economy.…

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March 11, 2014 by
Advocates from OH, PA, WV Urge Common Approach to Shale Taxation

Media Contacts: Chris Lilienthal, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, (717) 255-7156 or lilienthal@pennbpc.org Piet van Lier, Policy Matters Ohio, (216) 361-9801 or pvanlier@policymattersohio.org Linda Frame, West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, (304) 720-8682 or lframe@wvpolicy.org View the Letter to the Governors at http://pennbpc.org/3StateSeveranceTax. Comparable tax rate will allow states to address impacts and invest…

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January 25, 2024 by
Policies That Further Restrict SNAP Harm Families, Retailers, and the Charitable Sector

Our new fact sheet highlights how SNAP restrictions harm vulnerable populations that face barriers to work, negatively impact retailers, and increase demand on the state's charitable food sector.  Read the full fact sheet here. Excerpt below: Overview The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) is the most powerful anti-hunger tool…

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