dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – President Trump's DOGE effort to count government waste is popular among the public – with a poll by left-leaning CNN saying 54% of voters believe DOGE should have at least some influence over government spending and operations. Sen. Shelley ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Trump administration effort to trim the federal deficit and the national debt has many worried that Medicaid might take a hit – affecting the healthcare for low-income citizens. While it's too soon to know exactly what will be cut, two local ...
by Michael Hiltzik A hoary old chestnut in government circles describes all budgets as mostly political documents. But what can you say about a budget that’s nothing but political? Therein lies the challenge in analyzing a document titled “Fiscal Sanity to Save America.” ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia faces a $114 million Medicaid gap along with a proposal to fill it, but the Senate Finance chairman is concerned about financial consequences down the line. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps cover medical costs for some people with ...
by Sen. Mike Oliverio The free market is a good thing. Competition drives up performance and keeps costs low. That is the same in the public sector as the private. That is why I supported the passage of Senate Bill 476 last session. The bill passed last legislative ...
A debt ceiling crisis and global financial disaster was avoided late last week when the House of Representatives and Senate passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023; President Joe Biden signed it into law on Saturday, 48 hours ahead of the x-date the U.S. Treasury had set for running out ...