The Public Employees Insurance Agency will be debated but it's unclear if anything will be done to put it in the black. It's an election year and public employees vote in large numbers. PEIA is a fantastic insurance program. Public employees believe they deserve excellent insurance. They feel it's a God-given gift.
Problem is the program is millions in debt and the debt gets worse every year.
West Virginia can't afford such a good deal for its employees and still fund the necessities. But the lawmakers will probably put off a solution until after the election. Forget them this session. The coal companies will probably get anything they want this year. I mean most of what they ask for.