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May 8, 2015 by
Budget Beat – May 8, 2015

Second Meeting Held to Look at Tax Overhaul The history of West Virginia's previous efforts to overhaul its tax system and an overview of tax breaks going back over 100 years were on Monday's agenda of the Joint Select Committee of Tax Reform. Speakers included Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss and Deputy Secretary Mark Muchow at…

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June 15, 2012 by
May Continues Disappointing Job Trends

Putnamlive.com -- West Virginia saw its total nonfarm employment fall for the fourth straight month, losing 1,900 jobs between April and May, according to a news release from Jobs Count. Read

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July 8, 2010 by
Senate Failure Denies 6,900 Unemployment Benefits

On July 3, 2010 it was estimated that 6,900 unemployed West Virginians exhausted their unemployment benefits because the U.S. Senate failed to reauthorize the expired jobless aid that was included in the 2009 Recovery Act. It gets worse. By the end of July the number of unemployed workers in West Virginia exhausting their benefits will…

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June 19, 2015 by
Budget Beat – June 19, 2015

This Father's Day: Helping Working Fathers Two working-family tax credits, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Child Tax Credit (CTC), are powerful tools for reducing children's poverty and helping families put food on the table, while boosting the local economy. About 13 million fathers in low- and moderate-income working families received either the EITC…

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April 1, 2022 by
Fiscal Year 2023 West Virginia Budget Recap

Earlier this month, Governor Justice approved the budget passed by the West Virginia Legislature at the end of the 2022 legislative session. Very little in the budget was changed from the flat budget proposed by the governor at the beginning of session. While appropriations from the base budget (which includes the General Revenue Fund and Lottery Fund) remained relatively unchanged…

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April 10, 2025 by
HB 2014 Would Preempt Local Control and Divert Millions Annually in Local Property Tax Revenue for Schools and Public Safety to Fund Income Tax Cuts; Urge Lawmakers to Reject

HB 2014, Governor Morrisey’s “Certified Microgrid Program” legislation, remains under consideration by the West Virginia Legislature. The bill would take local control from counties and municipalities to enforce their own ordinances while diverting millions in property tax dollars generated from High Imact Data Centers. Instead of staying in the community to fund schools, public safety, and other local public…

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December 9, 2019 by
Trump Administration Issues SNAP Rule With Time Limits For Those Who Don’t Document Work Hours

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its final rule restricting states' ability to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to childless adults living in high-unemployment areas who are struggling to find a steady job. Here is the USDA's fact sheet on the rule. The final rule restricts states' ability to waive…

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