WV Budget

More cuts could be on the way after West Virginia started the budget year with three straight months of revenues below what state officials predicted. The Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that the state is $81.2 million behind revenue estimates and $15 million behind prior year revenues. Department spokeswoman Lalena Price says Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss will make recommendations in the next several weeks, likely including a continued hiring freeze and some cuts, either across-the-board, targeted or some combination.