Current:Home > NewsWest Virginia governor to call on lawmakers to consider child care and tax proposals this month-LoTradeCoin
West Virginia governor to call on lawmakers to consider child care and tax proposals this month
View Date:2024-12-23 16:17:55
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will call the Legislature back to the Capitol this month to consider several proposals, including one that would cut taxes and another that would provide child care support, he announced Monday.
The Republican governor said for a special session that will begin Sept. 30.
“We want to be super respectful to the Legislature, but we’ve got to get things across the finish line,” he said in a recorded video announcement.
Justice, who is in his second term and is running for Senate, has been pushing for lawmakers to slash the state’s personal income tax by an additional 5%, after signing a 21.25% tax cut into effect last year. The income tax is already expected to drop a further 4% in the new year, per a trigger in the 2023 law that allows for further tax cuts if the state meets higher-than-anticipated revenue collections.
“I promised you that I would try to help out with childcare, and absolutely try to get our tax break across the finish line with child care,” Justice said in the announcement. “There’s absolutely supplemental appropriations that need to be done, and we need to get the money out the door and get these projects moving.”
Justice said further details about specific proposals will come later. He has voiced support for introducing a child and dependent care tax credit in West Virginia to help families afford child care.
veryGood! (5)
Related
- How Kim Kardashian Navigates “Uncomfortable” Situations With Her 4 Kids
- Northern California braces for snow storm with Blizzard Warnings in effect. Here's the forecast.
- This week on Sunday Morning (March 3)
- More than 100,000 mouthwash bottles recalled for increased risk of poisoning children
- Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries
- Texas Panhandle ranchers face losses and grim task of removing dead cattle killed by wildfires
- Raise a Glass to These Photos of Prince William and Rob McElhenney at Wrexham Pub
- Elle King Returns to the Stage After Drunken Dolly Parton Tribute Incident
- Mississippi expects only a small growth in state budget
- Man being evicted shoots, kills Missouri police officer and process server, police say
Ranking
- Oprah Winfrey Addresses Claim She Was Paid $1 Million by Kamala Harris' Campaign
- California's Miracle Hot Springs closes indefinitely following 2nd death in 16 months
- New Research Shows Emissions From Cars and Power Plants Can Hinder Insects’ Search for the Plants They Pollinate
- Where to watch Oscar-nominated movies from 'The Holdovers' to 'Napoleon'
- Denzel Washington teases retirement — and a role in 'Black Panther 3'
- Train derailment leaves cars on riverbank or in water; no injuries, hazardous materials reported
- Hungry for Some Good Eats? Kate Hudson, Francia Raisa and More Stars Reveal Their Go-To Snacks
- Trump wins the Missouri caucuses and sweeps Michigan GOP convention as he moves closer to nomination
Recommendation
-
RHOBH's Kyle Richards Shares Reaction to BFF Teddi Mellencamp's Divorce
-
Movie Review: It’s lonely out in space for Adam Sandler in pensive sci-fi psychodrama ‘Spaceman’
-
More than 100,000 mouthwash bottles recalled for increased risk of poisoning children
-
10,000 cattle expected to be slaughtered by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, reports say
-
Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
-
'Excess deaths' in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort
-
Reports: 49ers promoting Nick Sorensen to DC, add ex-Chargers coach Brandon Staley to staff
-
Where to watch Oscar-nominated movies from 'The Holdovers' to 'Napoleon'