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Senate adopts budget package with targeted reductions, transfers and new higher-education formula
Summary
The West Virginia Senate approved a committee substitute budget (House Bill 2026) that trims some appropriations, adds targeted investments in economic development and infrastructure, and implements a higher education funding formula. Lawmakers debated reductions and restorations before approving the plan.
The West Virginia Senate on April 8 approved a committee substitute of the fiscal 2026 budget, adopting House Bill 2026 after debate over reductions and restorations to the governor's introduced plan.
The committee substitute reduces total general revenue by about $930,000 compared with the introduced budget while adding directed transfers and programmatic improvements, including a new higher education funding formula and $50 million transfers to a high impact development fund and to the state road fund for maintenance.
The committee's overview emphasized the substitute's mix of discretionary cuts, technical corrections and program increases. The Senate's presenter, Senator from Sixteenth (state senator), said the substitute reflects changes including discretionary reductions in the judiciary and public defenders, adjustments to education funding lines based on county property valuations, and a $21 million reduction in the medical services…
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