After the headline-grabbing stunts of previous years — including presenting legislators with a literal pile of feces and proffering Babydog’s rear-end for a celebrity’s smooch — Gov. […]
Tag: budget surplus
Justice set us up for financial crisis
Recently, The Dominion Post Editorial Board met with Kelly Allen from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, and she taught us a few things about […]
July 30 letters to the editor
WVU BOG must keep discussions public The present budget problems of West Virginia University is a matter that should concern all West Virginians, particularly those living in […]
For special session, pick jails over roads
Legislative forecasters predict a special session of the Legislature will be called when lawmakers meet for committee interims Aug. 6-8. The current direction of Gov. Jim Justice’s […]
No ‘critical needs’? Look again
West Virginia ended Fiscal Year 2023 with a $1.847 billion surplus — which is a lot less impressive when you consider the “surplus” is the result of […]
Manchin hand-delivers tax cut warning to the statehouse
Sen. Joe Manchin has issued a warning on tax cuts. Manchin, who served six years as the state’s governor, and before that served in the state Legislature, […]
Senate president says in tax cut conversation, state’s expenses must be scrutinized
Senate President Craig Blair says the other side of the big tax cut proposal is the state’s expectations on dealing with mounting expenses. “The bottom line is, […]
Bad budget now means funding failure later
During his State of the State address, Gov. Jim Justice presented the Legislature with an essentially flat budget — again. There is a slight increase of about […]
Editorial Encore: More money, same problems: Where to use the surplus
EDITOR’S NOTE: We took a look into our editorial archive to see what was on our minds this time last year — and found that it was […]
Deskins to legislators: Fluctuating natural gas prices affect budget surpluses, prices expected to fall
MORGANTOWN – One of the factors that helped sink Amendment 2, with its associated plan to reimburse counties for lost property taxes from state budget surpluses, is […]
