“The West Virginia Legislature has passed a balanced budget. The Communications Directors of the House and Senate sent out a joint statement on the matter.”  What follows is a press release from the West Virginia legislature, which includes “Bucking a practice that had been standard for decades, the Republican-led Legislature today unanimously passed a Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Bill that provides significant public employee pay raises, controls other government spending, and balances the state's finances without any tax increases. 'This is a historic day in West Virginia,' said Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson. …”