For Immediate ReleaseContact Sean O'Leary Poverty remained high in West Virginia last year, with the number of children living in poverty growing. While the state's economy has grown since the end of the recession, that growth has not been widely shared, as thousands of West Virginians continue to struggle to afford basic necessities like housing, nutritious…
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For Immediate Release Contact Ted Boettner, 304-720-8682 The recent boom and bust of Marcellus Shale development due to "fracking" has reopened serious questions about resource management. While the boom generated revenue, jobs, and economic development, the recent bust has adversely impacted state budgets due to declining industry investments in exploration and production and job cuts.…
Even though faced with a $600 million budget deficit, some West Virginia lawmakers are proposing reducing or eliminating the state’s income tax, and replacing that lost revenue with an increase in the sales tax. This plan is unlikely to produce the economic growth, instead it dramatically shifts tax responsibility responsibilities from the wealthy onto low…
Contact: Ted Boettner or Linda Frame at 304-720-8682 or lframe@wvpolicy.org 350,000 people in West Virginia will see a cut in their food assistance benefits this fall, when a temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) is set to expire, according to new data released by the U.S. Department…
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Contact: Ted Boettner, 304-720-8682, tboettner@wvpolicy.org While the West Virginia legislature considers whether or not to increase the state's minimum wage, a new report shows that the state's top 1% of income earners captured over half of all the state's income growth between 1979 and 2007. According to "The Increasingly Unequal States of America: Income Inequality…
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…
Trump Administration and Morrisey lawsuit would end health coverage for more than 162,000 West Virginians For Immediate Release: June 25, 2020 Contact: Kelly Allen, 304-612-4180 or Jessica Ice, 304-322-0074 Charleston, WV - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting major recession, the Trump Administration and 18 state attorneys general, including West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, plan to file briefs…
Health care is a funny thing. Everyone needs it, yet lots of people can't afford it, and hospitals have to treat them regardless. Treatment prices vary wildly depending not only on where you live but where you go and whether or not you have insurance. Oddly, those without insurance are almost always charged more for…
For Immediate ReleaseContact Sean O'Leary at 304-720-8682(Charleston, WV) The number of people with health insurance coverage in West Virginia increased in 2014, in large part due to the Affordable Care Act and West Virginia's decision to expand Medicaid so it reaches more people who otherwise couldn't afford insurance. Read PDF of new release.Today's release of…