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Newsletter article CAG February 21, 2023
Coal Taxes That We All Pay
Coal may keep the lights on in WV (our state still burns it to produce 90% of our electricity) but it also keeps paying less and less taxes and costs us more and more on our power bills. It also costs us taxpayers more and more in making up for the taxes coal isn’t paying. More
Issues: EconomyEnergyFair taxationFamilies
From Facebook @WVCLRC - Kenneth Matthews testified about his lived experience around not being able to vote after incarceration while on parole yesterday in front of the Senate Judiciary Sub Committee B in favor of SB235, a bill that would restore voting rights to people on probation and parole. The vote on the bill was postponed until next week.
Newsletter article CAG February 21, 2023
Leading for Justice: Updates from the Capitol
HB 2471 which would reinstate the harmful policy of suspending drivers licenses for unpaid fines has been parked. More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracyEconomyWorkers
Newsletter article CAG February 21, 2023
Good News on Insulin, Medicaid Buy-In Bills; Take Action to Stop Campus Carry
Contact House Health Committee Chair Delegate Amy Summers (R) Taylor Co. and ask her to move quickly to get the Insulin bill passed when it comes to the House! The sooner we get it on the agenda the more time we will have to get it passed. If your delegate is on the Health Committee, contact them as well to show your support! More
Issues: FamiliesHealthcare
Newsletter article CAG February 21, 2023
Week 6 Highlights & Actions: Black Policy Day, Campus Carry, Child Care Day
On Wednesday, February 15th was Black leaders and allies gathered at the state Capitol for Black Policy Day to raise awareness on the pressing policy issues impacting Black West Virginians. More
Issues: Civil RightsDemocracyFamiliesHealthcare
Newsletter article Gary Zuckett February 21, 2023
Either Tax Cut Plan Will Put WV Underwater
Last Monday, Governor Justice held a pro-tax cut roundtable at the Culture Center with none other than Grover Norquist who’s famous quote is, "I'm not in favor of abolishing the government. I just want to shrink it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub." More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesFair taxation
Newsletter   February 21, 2023
Legislative Update Week 6: Tax Plan Will Put WV Underwater
Governor Justice, and our legislature, want WV to be like Kansas, with a budget so underwater our schools won't have the funds to operate. Suffice to say, there's a Lot going on under the dome. Keep reading to find out more about what's happening and how you can take action. More
Issues: NewsletterWV Legislature
Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson February 20, 2023
Tell Congress: Crack Down on Profiteering in Medicare Advantage!
We believe that everyone should have access to the healthcare they need and people should come before profits. That's why we are fighting for Medicare for All. To get there, we need to stop the expansion of privatized Medicare called Medicare Advantage, which makes healthcare more expensive for everyone while increasing corporate profit. More
Issues: HealthcareMedicare
Action Alert   February 16, 2023
URGENT: Health Care Bills Need Your Help to Get Out of Committee!
These health care issues need your action today! SB 269 would raise the Medicaid Dental Benefit from $1,000 to $2,000 a year for adult recipients. Dental and vision health are vital and inseparable from overall health. This bill is a natural next step to expand health equity in the state of West Virginia. SB 610 and HB 3274 could be a huge step in eliminating the "Medicaid Cliff Effect". Those who approach the Income eligibility cap for Medicaid would no longer have to try to figure out if they can afford a raise that would cost them their healthcare. More
Issues: HealthcareInequalityMedicaid
Action Alert CAG February 14, 2023
Public Hearing on Campus Self-Defense Act – Feb. 15th, 9AM
The Judiciary Committee will host a public hearing on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 9 a.m. on S.B. 10 - Campus Self-Defense Act. Please attend and help protect our schools and our kids from guns and gun violence. More
Issues: Civil RightsFamilies
Newsletter article CAG February 14, 2023
Health Care – Insulin Bill & Others Needs Your Help!
HB 2430 is a bill to lower the cost of insulin and diabetic supplies for people with health insurance. The proper supplies and insulin can literally extend the lives of diabetics by a decade or two. This means so much to our state because West Virginia has the highest rate of deaths due to diabetes in the country.  More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesHealthcare
Newsletter article CAG February 14, 2023
Climate Eye – Week 5
PFAS Protection Act, community solar, funding for DEP oil and gas inspectors, East Palestine train derailment and more. More
Issues: EconomyEnergyEnvironmentFamilies
Newsletter article Julie Archer February 14, 2023
Elections & Courts Update
The Senate Judiciary has referred three bills to its Elections and Public Integrity Subcommittee. The Senate Judiciary Committee has also advanced two bills that would decrease transparency of political spending. The House Committee on Political Subdivisions has advanced three bills. Plus judicial redistricting is underway. More
Issues: DemocracyElectionsFair CourtsVoting Rights
Newsletter article Julie Archer February 14, 2023
Bills Passed Day 1 – Where Are They Now?
Curious what had happened with all the bills the Senate passed the first day? Here's a run down. More
Issues: WV Legislature
Newsletter article Gary Zuckett February 14, 2023
The Big Disconnect
Talking with a reentry advocate about the myriad problems in our prison system this week, it hit me that too many in the majority party controlling the Legislature right now are basically disconnected from real solutions needed to address many of the critical problems facing our state. More
Issues: Civil RightsEconomyEnergyFamilies
Newsletter   February 14, 2023
Legislative Update Week 5: The Big Disconnect
Too many in the majority party controlling the Legislature right now are basically disconnected from real solutions needed to address many of the critical problems facing our state. Keep reading to find out more about what's happening under the dome and how you can take action. More
Issues: NewsletterWV Legislature
Newsletter article   February 7, 2023
Health Care – Week 4
Anti-trans bill, bridging the Medicaid Cliff, helping WV diabetics, expanding dental care and more! More
Issues: Health InsuranceHealthcareInequalityMedicaid
Newsletter article CAG February 7, 2023
Climate Eye – Week 4
We’re almost halfway through the session and there’s been a lot of progress on important bills to protect our climate and environment. More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesEconomyEnvironmentFamilies
Action Alert   February 7, 2023
Join Us for Black Policy Day at the Capitol on February 15
Join the WV Black Voter Impact Initiative and its partners for breakfast at the Cultural Center starting at 7:00 am, followed by activities and speakers related to the Black policy framework.  More
Issues: Fair RepresentationInequality
West Virginia Citizen Action Group Executive Director Gary Zuckett holds up a copy of the single-page HB 2883, which would give $500 million in unallocated COVID-19 relief funding to the West Virginia Economic Development Authority. The proposed bill drew ire Thursday from West Virginians who believe the money should go to help the areas hit hardest by the pandemic. - PERRY BENNETT | WV Legislative Photography wvgazettemail.com
Newsletter article Gary Zuckett February 7, 2023
Remarks at Public Hearing for HB 2883 on Allocation of ARPA Funds
According to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s final rule, ARPA Fiscal Recovery Funds are intended to “provide state, local, and tribal governments with the resources needed to respond to the pandemic and its economic effects and to build a stronger, more equitable economy during the recovery.” More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesDemocracyFair taxationHealthcare
Newsletter article Julie Archer February 7, 2023
Tax & Budget, Culture Wars and Other Bill Action
The Governor continued his roadshow to promote his personal income tax cut proposal, but the plan is going nowhere fast in the Senate... More
Issues: Budget PrioritiesCivil RightsFair taxationHealthcare
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