Updates

Garrett Ballengee, executive director of the Cardinal Institute, gives a preview of the “West Virginia on the Rise: Rebuilding the Economy, Rebuilding Lives” event and discusses the opioid crisis, economic troubles and family decline on WVPB’s Front Porch podcast. Listen here. Read More

On August 31st, Cardinal Institute spoke on the “Forgotten American Worker” panel during the State Policy Network’s 25th Annual Meeting in San Antonio with over 1,200 attendees. The following is the panel description provided by SPN. Policies for the Forgotten American Worker For a… Read More

The Cardinal Institute gives an in-depth interview to West Virginia Executive Magazine on the problems with West Virginia’s economy and, more importantly, how those problems can be fixed. The interview is extremely broad and deep and is, perhaps, the best glimpse into the policies and principl… Read More

In this “100 Days in Appalachia” piece, the Cardinal Institute discusses why tax reform is so difficult, spending cuts are much harder to implement in practice, and what Congress can learn from West Virginia’s efforts at reform. To read more, click here. Read More

(Published on June 12, 2017 at Democrats Say Kansas Revenue Crash Should be a Warning – State Journal) Democrats in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates say recent events in the state of Kansas should serve as a warning to West Virginia lawmakers contemplating eliminating the… Read More

Garrett Ballengee, executive director of the Cardinal Institute, discusses tax reform and the WV state budget on WRNR Talk Radio. Listen here: Talk Radio WRNR – June 6… Read More

(Published May 29, 2017 at Whether Eliminating Income Taxes Will Help West Virginia Depends on Who You Ask) During a recent debate on the floor of the West Virginia Senate, Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns, R-Ohio, called a plan to move the state’s tax structure to consumption taxes… Read More

Executive Director of the Cardinal Institute, Garrett Ballengee, was on The Tom Roten Morning Show on May 24 to talk excessive government spending and the, at the time, ongoing budget discussions. Listen here: Nowhere to cut the fat?… Read More

(Published May 4, 2017 at Daily Mail: Legislators have a chance to reverse the status quo) Opportunity, like many things in life, is a fleeting thing — here one moment and gone the next, ready to benefit those with the foresight and bravery to seize upon it. Read More

This year marks the 40th anniversary of West Virginia’s certificate-of-need program. For four decades, health care providers across the state have needed the approval of state regulators to open or expand a practice. CON laws seem complicated but ultimately do one thing: force doctors and other qual… Read More