WV: Welfare Reform
Food Insecurity for Seniors Remains High, Despite Economy
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Despite a strong economy, the number of seniors at risk of going hungry remains stubbornly high. According to a new …
New Foster Care Group Seeks More Dialogue with State
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – West Virginia is in a foster care crisis, as many addicted parents lose custody of their children. According to a new …
SNAP Changes Would Require “Massive Expansion of Bureaucracy”
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) now under debate in Congress would mean an explosion of …
Advocates Aim to Show SNAP Curbs Unpopular
CHARLESTON, W. Va. — Advocates hope a public meeting today at the West Virginia Capitol will show that policies making it tougher to get …
Poll: Voters See GOP "War on Health Care," Including Medicaid Work Rules
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia is considering a rule that would require Medicaid recipients to work, if they can. But a new national poll …
SNAP Cuts Possible as Congress Debates Farm Bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Congress is expected to begin work soon on the $140 billion Farm Bill. But there are concerns that some conservatives are …
Tax Bill Could Raise WV Health Insurance Costs, Reduce Access
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – In its current form, the big tax bill now nearing passage in Congress would raise health-insurance premiums and force …
Cassidy-Graham Would Cripple WV Opioid Treatment, Medicaid
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The health care bill Senate Republicans are rushing to finish would cripple West Virginia opioid treatment and end Medicaid …
WV Lawmakers Consider Hurdles To Getting Food Assistance
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Bills to put hurdles in the way of people seeking federal food aid are cruel and counterproductive, say advocates for the poor…
GOP Health-Care Changes Could Threaten WV State Budget
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Advocates say changes to Medicaid from the proposed Obamacare repeal could be a hit to the West Virginia state budget - at a …
Results from TANF Drug Testing Proposal Questioned
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Critics say requiring West Virginia welfare recipients to pass drug tests won't produce the results supporters say they will - …
WV Food Banks Fear Cuts to SNAP and TANF
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Lawmakers may tighten access to West Virginia safety-net programs but food banks in the state say that would only raise the …