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Citizen Action Group Blog CAG September 15, 2005
WV Estate Tax Report
In September, the U.S. Senate will consider legislation to repeal or drastically reduce the estate tax. The House of Representatives passed a bill to repeal the tax (HR.8) in April. More
Issues: Fair taxation

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG September 6, 2005
Analysis of Contributions to Legislative Candidates During the 2004 Primary Election
The purpose of this report is to provide West Virginians with a quantitative summary of campaign donations made to legislative candidates in the 2004 primary election. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Energy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG August 31, 2005
Coal Industry Investment Portfolio for 2004
Coal's political investments for 2004 More
Issues: Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Energy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG August 9, 2005
Bush Privatization Plan Would Devastate West Virginia’s Economy
Plan creates new $6.8 billion unfunded federal mandate on state – plunges at least 59,000 West Virginia seniors into poverty More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG August 9, 2005
Social Security Privitization: Eleven Myths
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Issues: Civil Rights, Economy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG August 9, 2005
West Virginia’s Rural Communities Rely on Social Security Income More Than Non-Rural Communities
The mandatory benefit cuts included in the President’s Social Security privatization proposal would hurt West Virginia’s rural communities more harshly than urban communities. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG May 11, 2005
Productivity Growth and Social Security’s Future
“In 1950, there were 16 workers per one putting money into the system—which means that when somebody retired, there’s 16 workers contributing to that person’s retirement. Today there’s 3.3 workers contributing for each beneficiary. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG June 16, 2004
One in Three: Non-Elderly Americans Without Health Insurance
This report by Families USA looks at the number of Americans that are directly affect by a lack of health insurance. A very high proportion of non-elderly (under 65) Americans were uninsured for at least one month at some point during 2002-2003. People who go without health insurance, even for short periods of time, can face devastating consequences to their health and to their economic security. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Healthcare

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG June 16, 2004
West Virginians without Health Insurance
Every year, the U.S. Census Bureau—in its Current Population Survey (CPS)—reports the number of people who are uninsured. This widely quoted number is intended to offer an estimate of how many people did not have any type of health insurance at any point in time during the previous calendar year. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Economy, Healthcare

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG June 16, 2004
Nearly Two in Five Children Lack Health Insurance
One in three Americans under the age of 65, and a staggering 36.7 percent of all children in America, lacked health insurance for at least a portion of 2002-2003, according to a new report released by WV Citizen Action Group today. More
Issues: Economy, Families, Healthcare

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG February 13, 2004
H. B. 4260 – Public Campaign Financing in WV
Text of the proposed West Virginia Public Campaign Financing Act introduced by members of the WV House of Delegates. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Democracy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG October 22, 2003
2002 Election Cycle Report
Since 1996, when PERC-WV began monitoring campaign finance in West Virginia, contributions to members of the legislature have increased 60%, outpacing consumer inflation nearly four times. With campaign contributions increasing, the influence of the West Virginia voter is overshadowed by the financial clout of special interest groups. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Energy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG October 22, 2003
Report on Tobacco and the 2003 Legislature
The tobacco industry has a single overriding goal: Maintain profits by selling as much product as possible. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Energy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG March 13, 2003
Report on Coal and the 2003 Legislature
PERC looked at three votes on increasing coal truck weight limits and how the coal industry influences legislation. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Democracy, Economy, Energy, Environment

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG February 2, 2003
Clean Elections in Maine
Listen to a report on clean elections by WV Public Radio, Photos by Janet Keating More
Issues: Democracy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG January 8, 2003
Truck Citation and Accident Data January 2000 – June 2002
During the 2003 legislative session several bills pertaining to overweight coal trucks were introduced. HB 2067, which was introduced and sponsored by Delegate Caputo, would have required law enforcement officers investigating accidents involving commercial motor vehicles to include the weight of those vehicles in accident reports. More
Issues: Economy, Energy, Workers

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG November 7, 2002
2002 Primary Election Report
Total contributions to legislative candidates have increased 24% since the 2000 Primary Election, out pacing the rate of inflation by nearly six times. More
Issues: Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Energy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG August 9, 2002
Delegates Who Voted To Increase Coal Truck Weight Limit To 120,000 lbs
Chart showing campaign donations for coal More
Issues: Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Energy

Citizen Action Group Blog CAG June 13, 2002
Review of Citations Issued to Overweight Vehicles 9/1/01 to 2/5/02
Research by West Virginia Citizen Action Group More
Issues: Economy, Energy, Workers