"Right to Work" Debated in Public HearingSo-called "Right to Work" legislation remains on the fast track having already passed the full Senate and the House Judiciary committee. It will likely be taken up by the full House on Monday.This week the House held a public hearing on the controversial bill. Here's more in the Charleston…
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Earlier this month, a US District Court Judge issued a ruling in the Texas v. Azar lawsuit brought by 20 state attorneys general, including West Virginia’s Patrick Morrisey. If upheld, this ruling would invalidate the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA), which includes many important provisions beyond the ACA’s marketplaces and pre-existing condition protections. It is…
Charleston Gazette - Gaylene Miller, AARP West Virginia state director, would like to see greater access to affordable workplace retirement plans for all West Virginians. ReadWest Virginia is one of 12 states to dabble with the idea of implementing some form of employee retirement savings program for private workers lacking a workplace retirement plan."We are…
The Senate and the House have introduced bills (SB 312 & HB 4454) that aim to make it harder for low-income people in West Virginia to receive public assistance benefits (such as SNAP, TANF and Medicaid), while potentially draining millions from the state's economy and denying benefits to those in need. Dubbed the "Welfare Fraud…
WDTV - We often hear about the top one percent, but what if that number is actually bigger? New research says the number of upper middle class households in our country has more than doubled in the past few decades. Read/WatchSome local experts 5 News talked to say the trend holds true for our state,…
Budget Beat - August 9, 2013 Nonprofit Hospitals With Large Profits West Virginia's ten largest nonprofit hospitals had $227 million in net profit in 2011 while having tax-exempt status and paying their CEOs six-figure salaries. In his blog post this week, Brandon introduces possible ways these hospitals could contribute financially to the local communities that…
BREAKING NEWS: Health care costs are slowing down! Now to be clear, health care costs are not going down, they're just growing less quickly than before. Putting it like that doesn't make it sound all that promising but the truth is that it is actually a pretty big deal and caught most everyone flat-footed. It's…
The pressure on the state budget from the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic fallout continues to mount. In April, state revenue collections were $192 million below estimates, setting the stage for what could be a total $500 million shortfall by the end of the fiscal year. Moreover, recent economic projections from the Congressional Budget Office…
Overview Read the full fact sheet here. Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), states, cities, counties, U.S. territories, and tribal nations will receive a total of $350 billion in Fiscal Recovery Funds to respond to the COVID-19 emergency and help bring back jobs. In West Virginia, the state government will receive $1.355 billion and…
Governor Justice has finally unveiled his proposal to make sweeping changes to the state's tax system, including a substantial cut to the state's personal income tax, while raising a variety of sales and other taxes. The tax reform would create a dramatic change in who pays state taxes in West Virginia, shifting the responsibility onto…