CHARLESTON — West Virginia lawmakers passed a $4.96 billion general revenue budget Saturday in the final hours of the regular legislative session. The budget included average 5% pay raises for […]
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Despite House passage of budget bill, state’s financial plan unclear
CHARLESTON — Delegates passed a $4.99 billion general revenue budget that includes raises for state employees and a phase-out of state taxes on Social Security. But, with just days left […]
W.Va. didn’t fund education. Now it can’t make a budget
There’s a special irony in the West Virginia Legislature calling for a national constitutional convention over fiscal responsibility when the state can’t even pass a full budget this session because […]
COVID relief discrepancy pushes budget session to May
CHARLESTON — West Virginia has a $465 million question with the federal government based not on any allegations of misspending — but instead over whether school systems fell short on […]
State budgeting with uncertainty due to potential COVID-19 clawback
CHARLESTON — State officials Thursday described a $465 million obligation to the federal government over COVID-19 spending on education — and that dark cloud is casting a big shadow over […]
Senate proposes $4.9B budget bill, passes in first readings
CHARLESTON — Senators passed a budget that trims back what Gov. Jim Justice requested. Senators introduced their version of the budget bill Wednesday evening, suspended rules and passed it in […]
WVU budget presented to Legislature
CHARLESTON — West Virginia University officials, coming off a painful year of budget and personnel cuts, told lawmakers Wednesday the outlook for the coming year is stable with some financial […]
Courts ask for $160M budget
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s court system is asking for $160,244,954 for the coming fiscal year, an amount that reflects increased costs — but that also might require more. Last year, […]
Lawmakers dig into Justice administration’s budget proposal
West Virginia’s Senate Finance chairman expressed concern that some Justice administration spending proposals characterized as one-time allocations could instead blossom into ongoing expenses. Gov. Jim Justice’s financial team is proposing […]
Gov. Justice proposes billions for budget
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice’s administration is proposing a general fund budget of $5.22 billion, a figure that includes a few proposed tax cuts along with spending increases such as […]
