From Medicaid to Flooding, Here Are Four Needs Lawmakers’ Budget Shortchanges — and One It Fully Funds

From Medicaid to flooding, here are four needs lawmakers’ budget shortchanges — and one it fully funds

A compromise budget between the West Virginia House and Senate is on the governor’s desk with seven days left in the session. It does not provide enough funding for some critical needs facing the state.  While highlights include a 5% cut to the income tax and a 3% pay raise for state employees, the budget offers little help for four existential issues facing West Virginians.  1. ‘Digging through the couch cushions’ to fund Medicaid  With one in …

Budget debate: Lawmakers meet at a 5% income tax cut as final agreement nears