West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy

The 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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Budget Expert: Morrisey’s Tax Cut Proposal Is ‘Shocking’

This year's budget proposal calls for a 10% reduction in state income tax. One budget expert says there are too many uncertainties to make permanent cuts now.

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State Center On Budget, Policy Weighs In On Morrisey’s Tax Cut Proposal, This West Virginia Morning

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has made his case for a 10% state income tax cut – but not everyone is convinced that’s the way to go. Assistant News Director Maria Young spoke with Kelly Allen, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, to learn more.

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Budget, Policy Expert Talks Microgrids And Tax Revenues

On this episode of The Legislature Today, microgrids are one of Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s top legislative priorities this year, and House Bill 2014 is the vehicle to bring more of them to the state. But county officials came to testify earlier this week against the diversion of local property taxes from those facilities to the state. Curtis Tate talks with Kelly Allen of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy about this issue.

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