West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy @WVCBP
Advancing public policies that increase opportunity and eliminate inequities through credible and accessible research and community-rooted advocacy wvpolicy.org Charleston, WV Joined December 2011-
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This week's Budget Beat highlights: - Summer Policy Institute Application Deadline Extended - Medicaid Matters Webinar Wednesday, May 8 - WVCBP Introduces a New Resource for Greater Transparency in the Criminal Legal System Read the full newsletter: wvpolicy.org/summer-policy-…
We are honored to have signed onto EARN's Agenda for a Thriving South. We look forward to working with our regional partners to enact equitable child care, unemployment insurance, paid leave, and worker pay policies that span all our states! earn.us/the-agenda-for…
Join us at Summer Policy Institute 2024! SPI attendees participate in interactive sessions where they learn the ins and outs of policy change through a research and data lens, as well as crucial skills rooted in community engagement and grassroots mobilization. Learn more below!
As Iowa continues to underfund public school districts, forcing them to make drastic cuts, such as eliminating teaching positions and closing schools, the state funnels over $100 million to private school vouchers. iowastartingline.com/2024/04/15/as-…
Add coverage for doula and midwife care in Medicaid: OB-GYN Dr. Dawn Owens Robinson said “Doulas save lives,” and the data proves it. Doulas help reduce disparities in Black maternal health care, and shouldn’t just be a privilege for the wealthy. (3/4) cbsnews.com/colorado/news/…
Today is Policy Day of Black Maternal Health Week, so let’s talk about a few policies we should implement to improve maternal health care for Black pregnant people. Here’s a to-do list for policymakers on this year’s BMHW: (1/4) 🧵
It’s time states build an economy that works for *everyone* by applying a #BlackWomenBest framework to center Black women in tax policy: cbpp.org/research/state…
Now that the pandemic-era increased federal match is gone, Medicaid faces a significant shortfall and deep program cuts unless lawmakers restore state spending to pre-pandemic levels. wvpolicy.org/final-2025-bud…
Now that the pandemic-era increased federal match is gone, Medicaid faces a significant shortfall and deep program cuts unless lawmakers restore state spending to pre-pandemic levels. wvpolicy.org/final-2025-bud…
As a reminder "Decreasing enrollment in Medicaid" = reducing health care coverage for seniors, children, and people with disabilities.
As a reminder "Decreasing enrollment in Medicaid" = reducing health care coverage for seniors, children, and people with disabilities.
“Whenever there’s a shortage in Medicaid dollars, there are several things that we can do,” Persily said. “We can decrease enrollment in Medicaid. We can decrease services. Or we can decrease the reimbursement rate."
“Whenever there’s a shortage in Medicaid dollars, there are several things that we can do,” Persily said. “We can decrease enrollment in Medicaid. We can decrease services. Or we can decrease the reimbursement rate."
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ash (he/they) 🏳️.. @ash_in_wv
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135 Followers 264 Following I have been a teacher since 1995 and am currently a technology integration specialist and Library Media Specialist in WV.
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0 Followers 25 Following Scouting out civic opportunities and community concerns in the greater Morgantown, WV area
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Dr. Deal with it 🌊.. @BrookeDeal9
340 Followers 2K Following Religion prof, intersectional activist, radical feminist, wife, mom, runner/wannabe athlete, WV homesteader, she/her, proud Ph.D! #FreePalestine opinions mine
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Sean O’Leary @OLearySW
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Kyle Vass @WilliamKyleVass
4K Followers 936 Following Investigative reporter for Dragline (powered by @ACLU_WV) Reach out via DMs or [email protected]
Phil Kabler @PhilKabler
12K Followers 4K Following Semi-retired statehouse columnist for @wvgazette. Contact at 304-348-1220, or [email protected]. RT's are not endorsements.
ash (he/they) 🏳️.. @ash_in_wv
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Ryan Quinn @RyanEQuinn
6K Followers 3K Following Inside Higher Ed reporter on faculty issues. Former Charleston Gazette-Mail K-12/higher ed reporter. Email [email protected] with story ideas.
Brad McElhinny @BradMcElhinny
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Shawn Fluharty @WVUFLU
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(((Mike Pushkin))) @pushkinforhouse
8K Followers 2K Following folk singer, cab driver, President of AF of M, local 136, Delegate from WV House district 54, and Chair of West Virginia Democratic Party
Kelly Allen @kellakelWV
2K Followers 2K Following Poverty charges interest. Toddler mom, ED @WVCBP, friend to pups, aspiring Instagram food photographer
Zack Harold @ZackHarold
4K Followers 1K Following freelance writer and @inappalachia reporter specializing in "stupid hot dog stories.” recovering magazine editor. my 9-5 does not endorse my tweets. he/him
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Public Funds Public S.. @pfpsorg
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1K Followers 340 Following State agency working with colleges & universities to arm 60 percent of the Mountain State's workforce with a formal credential beyond high school by 2030.
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217 Followers 193 Following Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Health Policy @CenterOnBudget. Former Dep. Director for Economic Policy at OMB. Music lover. Views expressed are my own.
RESULTS WV @RESULTS_WV
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862 Followers 890 Following Marshall University, BA | American University, MA | Avid newspaper reader and policy enthusiast
Leah Willingham @LeahMWillingham
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162 Followers 61 Following The Local Solutions Support Center is a national hub that coordinates and creates efforts to counter the abuse of preemption and strengthen local democracy.
Whitney Tucker @WhitTucks
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If you are at home, at 1 p.m., and taking a shot of an alcoholic beverage every time "clawback" is mentioned, I regret to inform you that you are blotto.
“So there’s not really ways you can direct money into educational spending except for things like pay raises, school building authority, et cetera,” Not so. State could change the school funding formula, could also direct funding to low-performing districts like it's supposed to
$150 million would fund school projects across the state — and be a signal to federal authorities story: wvmetronews.com/2024/03/04/150…
This is a really important point as legislators consider weakening child labor laws in WV. A lot of federal child labor laws don’t cover smaller businesses so state legislation is a critical protection for children.
While language in the bill requires that the program complies w/ the Fair Labor Standards Act, the program could still put youth in hazardous jobs for small companies that don't fall under the FLSA (typically, businesses that have less than $500k in annual receipts).
@WVCBP I will have to investigate further. Since we fund our schools based on enrollment and we added another flexible position for schools to add nurses, social workers etc AND we added assistants in grades 1-3 AND 5 pay raises AND millions in SBA we need to evaluate the formula.
I’m coming off a personal professional high after spending the week with great people doing meaningful work. And I find myself nostalgic and sad. I no longer live in West Virginia. Soon, I’ll no longer work in West Virginia. I don’t know what to do without that part of me.
Loved watching the brilliant @RhonniRogo advocate for the CROWN BILL 👑 w/ Del. Chris Philips today — please call (304) 614-3246 or [email protected] and ask for the CROWN BILL 👑 to be put on the agenda.
Black West Virginians call for funding, development & the CROWN Act mountainstatespotlight.org/2024/02/07/bla…
@kellakelWV @aecfkidscount This is great news! I'm eager/excited to see kids' health data visualized in ways that are useful for advocates and policymakers. It's something y'all are great at, and so needed in this work. Congratulations!
ICYM the inaugural Budget and Bites, here is my presentation of our first look at the governor's proposed FY 2025 budget wvpolicy.org/2024-budget-an…
Oh and hello WV media we can no longer say DHHR and have to write out the new departments where is the style book
This report has 3 recommendations: 1. Have robust accountability for this taxpayer funded program; 2. Add guardrails to ensure taxpayer funds don't go to schools that fail to meet minimum standards; 3. Ensure vouchers dont come at the cost of funding for 250k public school kids
New report out today: the Hope Scholarship, West Virginia's "vouchers plus" program is expected to cost the public school system up to $21.6 million and an estimated 364 educator and personnel positions in the 24-25 school year. wvpolicy.org/wp-content/upl…
what question could possibly be worse than the basic facts?
Fully funding our public K-12 schools will ensure that all of Florida’s children have the opportunity to grow and thrive. FPI is spotlighting the history of education in Florida to build awareness of our state's policy past: floridatimeline.org/timeline/shapi… #sayfie #FloridaTimeline
😳😳😳 As of 2022, 37 of the 55 counties in the state did not have hospital birthing centers, requiring many to travel long distances to receive necessary care.
Black babies in West Virginia are twice as likely to die during their first year of life, compared to white babies. Learn more about this troubling health disparity: wvpolicy.org/black-infant-a…
This feels relevant as we hear folks tout the need to lower taxes further. The “tradeoff” they are talking about? More hardship, more child welfare involvement for kids.
A data point that really stuck out to me: A state's total spending on primary supports (cash assistance, housing infrastructure, child care assistance, refundable tax credits, and medical assistance programs) is inversely associated with all child maltreatment outcomes.
This is the inconvenient truth that many lawmakers don’t acknowledge: withholding funding from programs for families has measurable negative impacts including increased child welfare involvement. The less a state spends on supports - the more kids end up in foster care.
A data point that really stuck out to me: A state's total spending on primary supports (cash assistance, housing infrastructure, child care assistance, refundable tax credits, and medical assistance programs) is inversely associated with all child maltreatment outcomes.
Please read this important report from @WVCBP about child welfare in WV. We MUST support PREVENTION and decrease child welfare involvement. We need a shift from so often taking children away from their parents and paying for #fostercare. Our current approach isn’t working. #WVLeg
WV's child welfare system is in crisis. The issues within the system are systemic rather than the result of individual moral failings of parents. Our new report details why improving the system requires addressing the root causes of hardship for families: wvpolicy.org/moving-upstrea…
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