West Virginia MetroNews - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has asked several questions about how West Virginia would manage proposed changes to purchases allowable under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Read the full article. For example: what about bottles of sweet tea? West Virginia has applied for a federal waiver to remove soda from eligible purchases under…
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After hearing from the coal industry about their desire for cut in the severance tax, SB 705 was quickly introduced and sped through the Senate Finance Committee on Monday, and is already on 2nd reading in the Senate today. In its current form, the bill cuts the severance tax on coal from 5% to 4%…
SPI 2022 THEME: Growing a West Virginia that Works for Everyone July 28โ30, 2022 The 2020 Census results revealed that West Virginia experienced more population loss than any other state in the nation between 2010 and 2020. During this yearโs SPI, we will create space for our participants to explore what it might take to…
West Virginia MetroNews - Gov. Jim Justiceโs big tax proposal has been introduced in the House of Delegates, and the governor is telling West Virginians to close their eyes and just imagine the results. Read the full article. โMy plan will seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform West Virginiaโs tax structure; raising wages, raising home…
West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia lawmakers passed a $4.65 billion general revenue budget at the end of their regular session. Tacked onto that was another billion dollars in possible spending, an unprecedented amount on the strength of federal relief dollars. Read the full article. There are always additional funding items as a sort of…
Martins Ferry Times Leader, Steubenville Herald-Star, Washington County Observer-Reporter, Wheeling Intelligencer, Weirton Daily Times- The prospect of a petrochemical buildout in the Ohio River Valley was already a divisive issue. It was ballyhooed by some as an economic generator and decried by others for greenhouse gas emissions. Read article. That scenario became a bit more…
The Republic (AP), WOWK-TV and Huntington Herald-Dispatch -- Boettner says the state needs good-paying manufacturing jobs. But he says the deal should be evaluated in five years to make sure the incentives are producing the desired results. Read Also reported at WOWK-TV on April 20, 2012Also reported in Huntington Herald-Dispatch on April 20, 2012
The State Journal - Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, has helped work on a Future Fund bill for the state for the past three years, promoting it as a way for the state to turn one-time revenue into a permanent source of wealth for West Virginia. Read…
Earlier this 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…
This afternoon the Senate Finance Committee introduced their version of the FY 2024 budget. Notablyโto account for their plan to cut taxes for the state's wealthiest households and businessesโthe Senate's proposed budget is significantly smaller than the budget proposed by the governor. The Senate budget proposal relies on one-time surplus funds to pay for ongoing,…