Kelly Allen

Poverty charges interest. Toddler mom, ED @WVCBP, friend to pups, aspiring Instagram food photographer

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

@HuffmanJE Jason, what specifically do you mean when you say "fund students, not systems"?

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

We are also not exactly middle of the pack. 2024, the latest comparable data on file from the Census Bureau, has us nearly $2k per pupil below the national average https://t.co/y9AUMWRcJt

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

@capnspi78097 @mikemwv1 Ah, right. Don't worry about other people's taxes. Just their ability to absorb $10s of thousands in medical bills unexpectedly. Just like I'm sure you could.

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

Medicaid changes are coming to WV for many adults as a result of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1). If you rely on Medicaid or work with folks who do, here's an explainer on who is impacted + how to get ready https://t.co/s5yqG7ezOr

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

We are also not exactly middle of the pack. 2024, the latest comparable data on file from the Census Bureau, has us nearly $2k per pupil below the national average https://t.co/y9AUMWRcJt

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

Middle of the pack is not going to do it when we rank near the top in child poverty + the proportion of children with special needs. Research shows those populations need more resources to succeed + achieve economic mobility

[WCHS-TV @wchstv]

While there seems to be broad support for making changes, lawmakers are signaling opposition to spending more than $400 million.
https://t.co/hCodv1DJiD

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

AWFUL. A family pleaded with ICE to deport their ill father so he could get out of detention. They even offered to pay for plane tickets. But ICE kept him jailed for two months after he accepted removal, his health deteriorating daily. He died hours after he was finally deported.

[West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy @WVCBP]

Join us next Thursday for a virtual Lunch + Learn to learn about upcoming changes to Medicaid, what’s driving those changes, and how they could affect individuals, families, and communities across our state.

Register here: https://t.co/LlBXKtRmFb

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

@itskikidanger in theory! But getting a formal disability declaration can take years!

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

Doing what? He has cancer, other chronic health issues, and faces challenges walking and breathing. Free labor x 80 hours per month should not be a condition for a 64 year old man to receive cancer treatment, let alone is it readily available.

[David Goldfield @dgold113]

@kellakelWV He can volunteer no?

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

@pw_cunningham I see what you did there

[Sean O’Leary @OLearySW]

Any weakness in the healthcare economy would have big implications for WV, which has grown reliant on healthcare for its job growth https://t.co/pd1WolDkts

[Gabe Menchaca @GabeMenchaca]

Not just expected: the policy is *designed* to strangle people to death in red tape.

[Kelly Allen @kellakelWV]

Recall that @SenCapito promised "the only people that are going to lose a benefit are the people that don't deserve the benefit to begin with". https://t.co/7soOGHVyBs

[Amelia Knisely @ameliaknisely]

West Virginia friends: Mission West Virginia still has 50 teens in foster care or kinship care to sponsor for Christmas. It’s a great opportunity to support these teens. https://t.co/t7iMUDTEV8

[Nikhil Krishnan @nikillinit]

Tomorrow's post: Healthcare is a US jobs program that is now wobbling

It's been interesting to watch the job reports over the years and see that healthcare is basically propping up the entire labor economy

But there are a few things happening now that seem to be threatening this, which then raises the question about what's going to happen to local economies that are currently afloat because of healthcare

[Protect Our Care @ProtectOurCare]

NEW: @SenatorWarnock and @SenatorLujan lead 16 Senate Democrats demanding a 2-year delay of the Medicaid work requirements Republicans put in Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill.

They hit Jan. 1. CBO says 5M+ will lose coverage.

92% already work, caregive, are in school, or are sick.

[Peter Sullivan @PeterSullivan4]

New: Warnock, Luján lead 16 Senate Dems in calling for 2 year delay of Medicaid work requirements

Which are set to take effect on Jan 1

Letter calls for action on next moving legislative vehicle

Start of Dem push on repeal or delay of Medicaid changes

In @PunchbowlNews AM

[Appodlachia @appodlachia]

Naw, big dog, it was the policies