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An Income Tax Cut Bill, First Responder Safety And Parting Thoughts From Our Reporters, At The Legislature This Week
On The Legislature This Week, our legislative reporters discuss bills nearing the finish line and our student reporter talks to first responders about a new safety bill.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn Final Meeting, House Finance Committee Approves Some Of Morrisey’s Fiscal Goals
Lawmakers have submitted their version of the state budget to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. But two of Morrisey’s fiscal priorities are still making their way through the legislature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Budget Talk And Setting Up A Medical Savings Account, This West Virginia Morning
With a final budget now approved by both the House and Senate and headed to Gov. Patrick Morrisey for a signature, West Virginia budget watchers say there are looming expenses that haven’t been taken into consideration. Also, more Americans than ever have access to a kind of savings account that lets them set aside pre-tax money for medical expenses. But this option takes a little effort to set up and navigate.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Budget Bill Comes Early, Protecting Children And Frustration In The Senate, At The Legislature This Week
On The Legislature This Week, we hear from Kelly Allen, executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy, on the legislature’s budget bill and proposed tax cuts. And we hear what did and didn't make the cut on Crossover Day.
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House, Senate Approves Budget Bill
On this episode of The Legislature Today, the state budget was the focal point this week. Thursday night, the House of Delegates concurred with final tweaks made by the Senate earlier that morning to increase Hope Scholarship funding, covering five quarters of payments into the 2027-2028 school year, trim road paving, and for the first time, fund the Flood Resiliency Fund.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMarshall Professor Weighs In On Significance Of Nation’s Founding – 250 Years Later, This West Virginia Morning
WVPB had a conversation with Us & Them host Trey Kay earlier this week on the significance today of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. This week, WVPB is hosting a special screening event at Marshall University with excerpts from Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, and Kay will lead a panel discussion. We once again hear from Kay, this time speaking with one of the panelists — Marshall University political science professor George Davis — about why revisiting the nation’s founding story still matters.
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