West Virginia non-profit hospitals enjoy billions in tax exemptions. In return, the social contract demands they provide meaningful charity care to struggling families. The data shows they are not holding up their end of the…
The Problem: A State Buried in Red TapeWest Virginia has accumulated one of the heaviest regulatory burdens in the nation. According to the State RegData project, the state now has 131,007 regulatory restrictions on the books…
Between 2023 and 2025, the West Virginia Board of Education launched nine Special Circumstance Reviews — structured state investigations into county school systems exhibiting signs of serious failure. These reviews, grounded…
West Virginia’s public assistance programs are scattered across a labyrinth of agencies, offices, and caseworkers — leaving struggling families to navigate a fragmented system at the worst possible time. This brief makes the…
Shawn Tackett, a resident of West Virginia who had spent ten years in federal prison, faced difficulties adjusting to life on the outside. Although he had earned various trade certificates during his time in prison, his…
During the recent government shutdown, tensions rose for everyday Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum. Furloughed government workers wondered how they’d pay the bills while receiving no pay. Individuals and families…
In today’s economy, over 20 percent of workers navigate the complex landscape of occupational licensing—a scenario with its contours varyingdrastically across state lines. In West Virginia, the average license for low- and…
Civil asset forfeiture allows the government to seize a person’s property without charging—let alone convicting—the owner of a crime. Across the country, this practice has raised serious concerns about due process, property…
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