State Funding

Lawmakers Take Action To Reform Schools Funding, Recognize Need For System Overhaul

Sen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, expressed his support for the bills, but also urged his colleagues to look towards a complete overhaul of how the state funds schools.

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Proposed Legislation Would Quadruple Child Abuse Investigators 

The bill would increase the minimum number of officers in the Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit from six to 21.

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State Support For Food Banks Rises To $8.5 million 

Friday afternoon Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced an additional $2.5 million for the state’s food banks and pantries, bringing the state’s emergency funding for nutritional support to over $8 million. 

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New Report Ranks State School Spending Below Average

State Board of Education members continue to urge state lawmakers to revisit the school funding formula. A new study looks at state school funding across the country. West Virginia’s funding for publi...

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