
March 7, 2026
Out of the $7 billion in total tax revenue collected by West Virginia in 2024, $465.5 million came from corporation net income taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when the total was $420 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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March 7, 2026
An analysis by Mountain State Times shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” West Virginia is one of 29 states following the order that bans biological males from playing on female sports teams.
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March 5, 2026
The VA issued 95 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in West Virginia during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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March 2, 2026
The average VA home loan amount in West Virginia during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2025 was $304,163, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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March 1, 2026
West Virginia collected $43.5 million in amusements sales taxes in 2024, unchanged from the previous year.
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February 27, 2026
There were 498 VA home purchases in West Virginia in the fourth quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2025, totaling $152.5 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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February 25, 2026
Out of the $7 billion in total tax revenue collected by West Virginia in 2024, $43.5 million came from amusements sales taxes, representing a virtually no change from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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February 24, 2026
West Virginia ranked 43rd in the nation in the total value of VA home loans issued during the fourth quarter of 2025, with veterans receiving $215 million across 707 loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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February 21, 2026
With an average VA home loan value of $304,163, West Virginia ranked 42nd in the nation in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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February 21, 2026
West Virginia collected $20.3 million in alcoholic beverages sales taxes in 2024, a decrease of 14.2% from the previous year.
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