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State Fact Sheet
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- Children's Dental Campaign
Falling Short on Dental Sealants: West Virginia
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- Fiscal Federalism Initiative
The Impact of the Fiscal Cliff: West Virginia
Federal and state finances are closely intertwined, and the fiscal cliff’s tax and spending provisions will have consequences for states.
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Still Risky: Checking Accounts in West Virginia
Checking accounts, the most widely used financial product in America, contain hidden risks that can harm consumers. Four of the 12 largest banks nationwide offer checking accounts in West Virginia and hold 24 percent of all deposits in the state. Here’s what consumers in West Virginia may be paying.
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- Public Safety Performance Project
Public Safety in West Virginia
Learn more about public safety in West Virginia.
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- States' Fiscal Health
Widening Gap Update: West Virginia
West Virginia failed to pay its full annual pension contribution twice from 2005 to 2010. The system was 58 percent funded in fiscal year 2010 and faced a $6 billion funding gap in 2010 because of its pension liabilities. Most experts agree that a fiscally sustainable system should be at least 80 percent funded. The state also had a $7 billion bill for retiree health care costs, 6 percent of which was funded, slightly below the 8 percent national average in 2010.
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Time Served in West Virginia
The average offender in West Virginia released in 2009 served 3.1 years in custody, 51% more than the average offender released in 1990. more
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Election Websites: West Virginia
Being Online Is Still Not Enough provides state-by-state reviews and analysis based on detailed criteria of election websites for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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- States' Fiscal Health
Measuring Transportation Investments: West Virginia
A May 2011 report, Measuring Transportation Investments: The Road to Results, found considerable differences among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Children's Dental Health: West Virginia
West Virginia meets half of the eight policy benchmarks aimed at addressing children’s dental care, a significant improvement since 2010. The state reports that sealant programs are now in more than one-quarter of high-risk schools. more
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The Trillion Dollar Gap: West Virginia
West Virginia's management of its long-term pension liability is cause for serious concern and needs to improve how it handles its retiree health care and other benefit obligations.
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