Budget Matters
Rising Unemployment Increases Poverty, Especially Among Children
May 11, 2009 -- The national recession that officially began more than a year ago (Dec. 2007) is finally taking its toll on West Virginia. | Read
Many States Use Medicaid to Expand Health Coverage
January 12, 2009 -- Many states are turning to Medicaid to insure low-income working parents | Read
Wages in Deep Decline for Young Workers -- Unions Can Help
October, 2008 -- Young unionized workers in West Virginia make more money and have better benefits than their non-unionized counterparts. Read
Twenty Percent of W. Va. Families with Children Benefit from Proposal to Expand Child Tax Credit
September, 2008 -- Reducing the threshold for the refundable CTC will provide much needed assistance to the families that need it the most and help reduce child poverty. Read
West Virginia Child Care Salaries Rank 47th Lowest in the Nation
September 19, 2008 -- The research of the last decades is unequivocal. Early childhood is the most critical time in human development. The childcare workers, who care for our young children, are shaping our future. | Read
A State Earned Income Tax Credit Would Benefit More West Virginians than State Family Tax Credit
August, 2008 -- If West Virginia were to adopt a refundable SEITC, it would provide additional income to sufficiently help working family’s build a better future for themselves. Read
Medicaid is Affordable and Sustainable
June, 2008 -- This article shows why the single most important health insurance and long-term care program in the state is affordable and sustainable. | Read
Federal Tax Cuts on Investment Income Heavily Favor Top One Percent of West Virginians
May 21, 2008 -- Federal tax cuts on investment income do little to help 99% of West Virginians. Read
Birth to Three: a Priority for West Virginians (5/08)
May 1, 2008 -- Funding need to be increased for this program that identifies infants and toddlers with developmental delays or significant risk factors | Read