San Francisco Chronicle and The Republic - The West Virginia Senate hopes that instituting public-private funding partnerships will enable the state to become the nation's first to give free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren. The program would initially focus on elementary schools with hopes to expand it to all students as funds become available.…
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The American Jobs Plan, which Congress will consider this year, outlines a bold set of initiatives to invest in America’s infrastructure and renewable energy while ensuring there will be well-paying jobs for generations to come, including for West Virginia workers who have been displaced by the decline of coal. However, these investments will fail to…
Last month, President Biden announced the American Families Plan (AFP) proposal, featuring major investments in K-12 education, child care, higher education, health care, and paid leave, as well as extended tax cuts for families and workers with children. The AFP also includes revenue-raising proposals that would affect only very high-income taxpayers. And while the benefits of the…
For Immediate Release Contact: Linda Frame National "fintech" charter opens door to predatory payday lending The PaydayFreeLandia coalition, representing 15 states , plus the District of Columbia, demanded today that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) back off a dangerous plan that would gut their states' strong consumer protection laws. In a…
The State Journal - Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, announced even more support for a future fund in West Virginia. Read Representatives from the business, labor and industry communities in West Virginia will accompany lawmakers this week on their trip to North Dakota to learn more about its legacy fund. A bi-partisan group of 17…
WOWK, CBS FOX59 - A newly released report looks at racial disparities in West Virginia. Read the full article. The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says they want to open up a conversation about it and develop a common way of thinking about race. According to their annual State of Working West Virginia…
West Virginia Public News Service - Raising the minimum wage would help the state's working poor and in the process, improve the economy for everyone, according to a new analysis. Read Sean O'Leary, policy analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, is the author of the new report, Giving West Virginia's Workers…
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Williamson Daily News- Federal COVID-19 pandemic relief and stimulus funds boosted federal grants to states to record levels in the 2019-20 budget year, an analysis by the Pew Federal Trusts found. Read the full article.
Gazette-Mail - West Virginia depends on federal funding more than all but four states, according to a report released this week. Read.
West Virginia News, West Virginia Public Broadcasting - A new report calculates the cost of the state’s education voucher program on public schools. Read the full article. The analysis from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, published Wednesday, estimates the Hope Scholarship costs West Virginia public schools up to $21.6 million. The Hope…