WV: Budget Policy & Priorities
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Report: Procedural reasons driving WV kids' loss in health coverage
More than 62,000 West Virginia kids have been dis-enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP and most were removed for p…
As WV’s jail crisis mounts, ‘Second Look’ policies gain traction
Amid overcrowding and unsafe conditions in West Virginia jails, state lawmakers introduced bills that would allow judges to take a 'second look' at …
Reimagining WV coal country by building on state’s legacy as an energy provider
By Ramona Schindelheim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public New…
Report: Compensation to exonerated people nearly doubled in five years
People wrongfully convicted of crimes in the United States have received around $2.2 billion in compensation claims since 2019. A new report by the …
Critics: Changes in WV unemployment benefits will harm families amid inflation
Critics say a bill passed by West Virginia lawmakers increases the bureaucratic red tape folks who rely on unemployment benefits have to navigate and …
American Climate Corps: Building more climate-resilient WV communities
A Biden administration program, the American Climate Corps, aims to hire and train 20,000 people in conservation, climate and clean energy jobs…
Report: West Virginians’ budgets shrink while corporations rake in profits
As the nation's largest corporations see their profits surge, more West Virginians are relying on assistance to meet basic needs as their spending …
Report: WV personal income tax cut will cripple communities
A new report singles out West Virginia for the state's costly tax cuts enacted this year, and the drastic lost in revenue expected to exacerbate …
Farm Bill extension could impact WV farmers
Despite the extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, many federal agriculture programs West Virginia farmers depend on won't be authorized to operate without …
WV could lose hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding
Since West Virginia's Medicaid eligibility review began this spring, around 100,000 residents have been kicked off the rolls. Experts have said many …
Concern mounts over denied claims by health insurers, impact on West Virginians
Congressional Democrats are investigating Medicaid prior authorization practices and denied claims by private health insurers. According to a …
WV prison food: Rotten or poor quality, lawsuits, lack of oversight
West Virginia's contracts with Aramark Correctional Services have come under scrutiny after a lawsuit brought by incarcerated residents, alleging …