Alert (09/29/2026): Our Parkersburg TV transmitter is still undergoing maintenance and remains temporarily inoperative. We apologize for the inconvenience.
All our programming is available via our TV livestreams on our website and WVPB Passport. Thank you for your patience!
To Educate, Inform, and Inspire by Telling West Virginia's Story
Mountain Readers 2026 has concluded! Please fill out our volunteer post-survey.
Nominate an exceptional West Virginia K-12 teacher today!
On Demand
On Demand
Stream original productions from WVPB
Watch locally produced documentaries & more.
On Demand
On Demand
West Virginia Morning
Inside Appalachia
West Virginia Week
Mountain Stage
Us & Them
The Legislature Today
The Legislature This Week
Send us your comments and questions.
Stream our board meetings.
Check out the latest WVPB news.
Sign up for our newsletter and get weekly updates.
Meet the WVPB staff.
WV Educational Broadcasting Commission, the WVPB Foundation, and the Friends of WVPB.
Come work with us!
Read our annual report and learn how we educate, inform and inspire with your support.
Sponsor impactful and engaging media and entertainment.
Use your IRA to make a gift to WVPB.
Become a member with your gift of $1,000 or more.
Make WVPB part of your legacy.
Manage your membership account.
Learn how you can Protect and Sustain West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
As fiscal concerns flare entering the legislative session, January’s Senate finance revenue report shows the state took in at least $13,800,000 less than the State Budget Office anticipated for the month.
West Virginia collected nearly $478,000,000 in general revenue last month, 2.8% below the roughly $491,000,000 revenue estimated by the State Budget Office.
The revenue report represents collections from three major tax sources: personal income tax, consumer sales and the use tax and severance tax — which comes from companies extracting natural resources in the state. It fluctuates depending on the market.
| Actual Revenue | Expected Revenue | Percent Difference | |
| Personal Income Tax | $217,556,057 | $220,500,000 | -1.34% |
| Severance Tax | $19,922,372 | $48,000,000 | -58.50% |
| Consumer Sales and Use Tax | $163,585,412 | $158,200,000 | 3.40% |
Table of revenue difference for the three major taxes the Senate finance report listed in detail. Credit: Caelan Bailey/West Virginia Public Broadcasting; Source: Budget Analyst Chris DeWitte, West Virginia Senate Finance Committee
With less severance tax revenue than expected, West Virginia’s corporate income tax revenue came in as the state’s third highest-revenue tax for January — totaling $27,603,000 in revenue and outpacing Budget Office estimates by 313.67%.
The state’s general revenue is behind last January’s general revenue performance and total revenue.
In addition to the major taxes, general revenue collections also represent corporate net income tax, tobacco tax and other taxes collected by the state. Lottery revenues are cataloged separately and reported at a delay; for December, lottery collections totaled $114,804,000, $16,576,000 above estimates.
Table of January revenue. Credit: Budget Analyst Chris DeWitte, West Virginia Senate Finance Committee
The fiscal year began July 1. The state is still ahead of estimates, with year-to-date collections ahead of predictions by nearly $28,000,000, or 0.89%.
For the next fiscal year, Gov. Patrick Morrisey says the state faces a $400 million deficit if West Virginia’s budget structure stays the same. This comes after years of personal income tax cuts and a lack of long-term projections from the governor’s office, which has exclusive access to some detailed state financial information.
Morrisey will propose a new budget with his State of the State on Feb. 12.
Add WVPB as a preferred source on Google to see more from our team
On this West Virginia Week, our voter's guide is out, and it has all the information you need to know about the upcoming general election in the state. Also, another lawsuit targets the state's public school funding formula. And, a million dollar giant troll is making its way to the woods of West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPeople can drop off medications that are no longer being used at more than 65 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day locations across the state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSilas House is a major voice for Appalachia. The Kentucky native has written more than 15 books and served as the state's poet laureate. His latest book is The Tulip Poplars, a sweeping novel about the lives of four people as they navigate friendship and forbidden love throughout the 20th century. Inside Appalachia's Mason Adams spoke with House.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRyan Saxe, superintendent of Berkeley County Schools, said the suit is about whether West Virginia school funding system adequately supports what school districts are responsible for providing their students.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News
