BY MIKE NOLTING Recent population numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau show an overall population decline but some trends show change is gradually coming. WVU economist John Deskins said 4,700 people moved to the state between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023. The net migration ...
MORGANTOWN — Legislators resumed their wrestling match with the problem of locality pay for state employees Tuesday morning. The Joint Standing Committee on Finance took up the topic on the third and final day of interim meetings held at WVU. John Deskins, director of WVU's Bureau of ...
MORGANTOWN – WVU economics professor John Deskins told state legislators Wednesday that the economic collapse caused by COVID-19 was the fastest in modern history, but the quick turnaround was a surprise. But a complete turnaround, he said, will take all of 2021 and into early ...