Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Uninsured Alabamians more likely to die from COVID-19 |
5/7/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
American Rescue Plan brings $200 million to Vermont towns |
5/7/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Paid Leave Could Mean Fewer WV Women Exiting Workforce |
5/6/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Report: Ga. Lawmakers Should Put More Money Toward Pre-K Program |
5/6/2021 |
Kentucky |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Creating an economy that really works for everyone |
5/6/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Local clergy urge Gov. Ivey to help those without health insurance |
5/6/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
Editorial |
Editorial Roundup: Louisiana |
5/6/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
House party: Local activists want your ideas for best ways to spend Federal stimulus funds |
5/6/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Child tax credits, paid family leave for Georgians pitched in White House plan |
5/6/2021 |
Utah |
State Finances |
News Story |
New report shows Utah leads neighbor in many economic categories |
5/6/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Rural Oklahomans frequently carry larger burden for court fines, fees |
5/6/2021 |
Colorado |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
9 federal judges set to decide fate of TABOR repeal lawsuit |
5/5/2021 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
CT Voices Supports Child Tax Credit |
5/5/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Cleveland Activists Seek Ideas For Spending Federal COVD-19 Stimulus Funds |
5/5/2021 |
Maine |
Health Care |
News Story |
Hunger rates are dropping in Maine, but still above pre-pandemic levels |
5/5/2021 |
Missouri |
Taxes |
News Story |
Missouri bill would complicate local use tax collection for out-of-state online sellers |
5/5/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Kemp signs 'mixed bag' legislation to review tax breaks, add some more |
5/5/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Teacher 'pipeline plan' gets Kemp OK in year of classroom COVID anxiety |
5/5/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Cordray Wants To Solve Student Debt Problem That Puts Many Ohioans In Jeopardy |
5/4/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
DC Councilmember proposes trust fund program for babies born to low income families |
5/4/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Gambling with the latest rural health method in Alabama, Medicaid expansion |
5/4/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
The gloves are off in the fight over Medicaid expansion in holdout states |
5/4/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
By Leaps & Bounds: Identifying Michigan's Child Care Needs |
5/4/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Health Care |
News Story |
House approves nursing home staffing mandate with dose of relief thrown in |
5/4/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Drug overdose deaths hit record high in West Virginia in 2020 |
5/4/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
News Story |
Washington Gov. Inslee Sued Over New Capital Gains Tax |
5/4/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
The Massachusetts millionaire's tax is back, and it's a little different this time |
5/4/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
'Pennsylvania workers are being left behind.' Why our minimum wage trails neighboring states |
5/4/2021 |
Washington |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Inslee signs economic justice legislation to help working families |
5/4/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Hampton Roads businesses adjust as Virginia's minimum wage increases |
5/4/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Health Care |
News Story |
Child care providers desperate for solutions weigh in on bill to overhaul state system |
5/4/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Maine leaders, politicians react to Mills' economic recovery plan |
5/3/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Equity |
News Story |
Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie Unveils "Baby Bonds" Legislation to Eliminate DC's Racial Wealth Gap |
5/3/2021 |
Arkansas |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Westerman seeks focus on offender's age |
5/3/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Mexico CYFD Routinely Deletes Information That Could Be Life-Saving for Kids, Attorneys and Lawmakers Charge - Youth Today |
5/3/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Gambling, not Medicaid, part of Alabama's latest health care plan |
5/3/2021 |
Kentucky |
Income Support |
News Story |
Families Plan, Pandemic EBT Could Bring Relief for More KY Families |
5/3/2021 |
Utah |
Immigration |
News Story |
Park City Community Foundation provides money for undocumented women hit hard by the pandemic |
5/3/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Advocates see Biden's families plan as step forward |
5/3/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Richard Cordray To Focus On Student Debt In New Federal Post |
5/3/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
Fact checking debate over privatizing Medicaid |
5/2/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
A fresh start with a people's budget |
5/2/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
Weekly Wonk: What the American Rescue Plan means for Oklahoma |
5/2/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Senators weigh price, policies of Biden's $1.8 trillion education and child care proposal |
5/2/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Voter suppression by another name |
5/1/2021 |
Maine |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Maine Drug Decriminalization Bill Garners Support From Medical And Religious Groups At Committee Hearing |
4/30/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
JASON BAILEY: American families, jobs plans would help all Kentuckians |
4/30/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Equity |
News Story |
Community Service Council Partners With City Of Tulsa For Equality Indicators Panel |
4/30/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
38% of Alabama COVID deaths tied to insurance coverage gaps |
4/30/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Alabama to launch mobile COVID-19 vaccination units for homebound, isolated people |
4/30/2021 |
Maine |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Students support Maine AllCare |
4/30/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Commentary: Medicaid waiver a diversion in crisis of the uninsured |
4/30/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Ohio Republicans push bill to ban five transgender athletes from women's sports – BG Independent News |
4/30/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Political Notes: Ups, Downs and In-betweens |
4/30/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Objectors unsuccessful at blocking property tax cuts at Title Board |
4/30/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Detroit nonprofit delivers fresh produce as a food prescription to those in need against chronic illness |
4/29/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Want Michiganders to succeed? It's simple: boost school funding | Bridge Michigan |
4/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Danny Jin | Beacon Hill to the Berkshires: Little publicly visible resistance in House budget debate |
4/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
State fee for contractor to benefit Cleveland students |
4/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
New Coalition Backs Proposed School Funding Reform Plan |
4/29/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Hepatitis Detection Efforts in West Virginia Get Nearly $400K Boost |
4/29/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Will Chauvin verdict mark a paradigm shift? |
4/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Health Care |
News Story |
Universal child care, pre-kindergarten would cost $5 billion annually in Massachusetts, report suggests |
4/29/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Michigan GOP: $1.4B coming for child care if Whitmer drops toddler mask rule |
4/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
Universal childcare in Mass. comes with a $5b price tag - CommonWealth Magazine |
4/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ohio House budget sanctions tax cuts for the wealthy and illusory school funding increases |
4/29/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
As W.Va. drug overdose deaths increase, Huntington, Cabell County first in country to face distributors in courtroom |
4/29/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
The American Rescue Plan is good for children |
4/29/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
ICE protesters want NJ to free all jail inmates, not just immigrants |
4/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
News Story |
Is an era of fare-free buses coming to Boston? |
4/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Black lawmakers concerned about amending Ohio Constitution to change redistricting deadlines: Capitol Letter |
4/29/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Opioid addiction has been declared a national health crisis and Utah is not immune |
4/29/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
VCU Studies Show Impact Of Continuing School Segregation |
4/29/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Objectors ask Title Board to rescind approval of property tax reduction initiatives |
4/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tarr seeks cap on income tax rate increases |
4/29/2021 |
Connecticut |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: CT must pass a budget that's fair to all |
4/29/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
Editorial |
New law helps residents move on |
4/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisiana bill to increase gas tax rejected while bill to extend sales tax increase advances |
4/28/2021 |
Arkansas |
Education |
News Story |
Hydration stations now required in public schools after new Arkansas law passes |
4/28/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Pennsylvania's state university system will proceed with plans to merge schools. Final vote is expected in July. |
4/28/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Coalition:University mergers could impact IUP |
4/28/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Plan to combine 6 Pa. universities into 2 moves forward, with public able to offer their thoughts |
4/28/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Board endorses plan to combine 6 Pa. state universities into 2. Here's what it means |
4/28/2021 |
Utah |
Education |
News Story |
As Biden unveils free preschool plan, how many Utah kids don't have access now? |
4/28/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Equity |
News Story |
United Way of R.I. awards $4.5M in grants to organizations promoting racial equity |
4/28/2021 |
Arkansas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Pandemic increases food insecurity for kids |
4/28/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
For families trying to make ends meet, FL moms and babies will get an extension for Medicaid health care |
4/28/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
State revenue forecast expected to exceed pre-pandemic numbers |
4/28/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Florida healthcare budget totals $44 billion. Here are 5 things you need to know |
4/28/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Public school groups push for fair funding plan |
4/28/2021 |
Washington |
State Finances |
News Story |
Diaper stipend didn't make Washington budget, but diaper banks and cash assistance did |
4/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
State board pushes companies to get local approval for ITEP changes if they fall short on jobs |
4/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisiana lawmakers nix gas tax hike but advance plan to extend sales tax |
4/28/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
Census: New Mexico Among Slowest Growing Western States |
4/27/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tarr seeks cap on state's income tax rate |
4/27/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
Massachusetts Senate seen as last hope to fund new education laws |
4/27/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
Advocates unhappy with education funding calculations - CommonWealth Magazine |
4/27/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
For 19-and-20-year-olds, Medicaid will be a lifeline; lawmakers nix cuts in health care program for young adults |
4/27/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Pa. Budget & Policy Center to release report outlining potential 'disastrous impact' of state school consolidations |
4/27/2021 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
La. lawmaker withdraws bill making it potentially illegal to teach about racism & sexism |
4/27/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Letters: KC readers discuss Missouri Medicaid, Josh Hawley and the J&J vaccine pause |
4/27/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
Summer Food Program Expansion Aids Millions Of Ohio Valley Children |
4/27/2021 |
New Jersey |
Census |
News Story |
NJ population tops 9.2 million, census says | NJ Spotlight News |
4/27/2021 |
Connecticut |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Amid concerns about family separation, let's remember Connecticut's children with incarcerated parents |
4/27/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Elizabeth hospital sued multiple patients during pandemic over unpaid bills |
4/27/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
As COVID-related food assistance expands, Floridians experience delays, frustration |
4/27/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
DEO Overpaid Millions in State Unemployment Benefits in 2020 |
4/27/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
News Story |
Washington State Lawmakers Approve Capital Gains Tax on Wealthiest to Fund Public Education |
4/26/2021 |
West Virginia |
Census |
News Story |
U.S. population grew at second slowest pace in history, 2020 Census shows |
4/26/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Continue to work for systemic change in criminal justice |
4/26/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid expansion for moms and babies is now closer to reality in the FL Legislature |
4/26/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
NJ to expand driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants May 1. Here's how it will work |
4/26/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
THE GREAT HEALTH DIVIDE: 17 parishes identified as broadband deserts, grassroots group steps up for vulnerable population |
4/26/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Underfunded public transit systems face ongoing challenges in Ohio |
4/26/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
What to Know About the State Budget Passed by the Ohio House |
4/26/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
News Story |
Starting in 2023, an estimated 420,000 Washingtonians will get tax rebates of $300 to $1,200 |
4/26/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
New Jersey set to open up driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, joining more than a dozen states |
4/26/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
News Story |
Missouri is getting billions in federal aid. Lawmakers want more oversight |
4/26/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Ohio needs to do more for Black mothers and their babies: Wendy Patton (Opinion) |
4/25/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Ohio needs to do more for Black mothers and their babies: Wendy Patton |
4/25/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
Weekly Wonk: Getting Medicaid expansion done correctly |
4/25/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
NJ to expand driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants May 1. Here's how it will work |
4/25/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Taxes |
News Story |
McKee mulls taxing PPP loan proceeds above $150K |
4/25/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Isn't 25 Years of Failed Educational Policy in Ohio Enough? |
4/24/2021 |
Arkansas |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Food insecurity skyrockets as a result of pandemic |
4/24/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic, other factors are keeping millions unbanked and separated from financial stability |
4/24/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Political Horizons: Cleansing the tax code of special interest breaks is a hard sell at Capitol |
4/24/2021 |
Arizona |
Equity |
News Story |
Republican Bills Attack Voting Rights, Freedom of Expression (video) |
4/24/2021 |
Florida |
Education |
News Story |
Graduation Is Coming. The Jobs Aren't. |
4/23/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
New school-funding plan headed to Ohio Senate |
4/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Housing |
News Story |
NJ veterans' homes meeting lawmakers' standards? - Top News 4/23 |
4/23/2021 |
Arkansas |
Equity |
News Story |
Arkansas voting rights advocates ask the governor for help |
4/23/2021 |
California |
Immigration |
News Story |
California Budget and Policy Center supports giving tax money to undocumented residents during pandemic |
4/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Would restoring N.J. property tax break worsen the economic gap between Blacks and whites? |
4/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
A call for pro-equality pandemic recovery in NJ - that helps immigrants, too |
4/23/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Restaurants struggle with short staffing as more people return to dining |
4/23/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Housing Manager Marcos Ysmael: How to Find Help for Tenants Facing Eviction |
4/22/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ohio House OKs 2% Income Tax Cut as Part of $75B Budget Bill |
4/22/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Louisiana $15 minimum wage bill advances, but faces fierce head winds |
4/22/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Area state representatives vote to pass House version of state budget |
4/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
PCDO Panelists Say It's Time For Investment in Public Goods, Services |
4/22/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Texas House eying a Thursday vote on Medicaid expansion; supporters say they have enough votes |
4/22/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
St. Louis business community supports Medicaid expansion |
4/22/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
(UPDATED) Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 is Back at the Arizona Supreme Court |
4/22/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
News Story |
WA Working Families to Get Boost from Tax-Credit Program |
4/22/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Everything you need to know about Prop. 208, Invest in Ed's income-tax proposal |
4/22/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax cut, school funding overhaul headed for Ohio House vote |
4/22/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Proposition 208 wins, but will it make a difference for Arizona schools and teachers? |
4/22/2021 |
Oregon |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Hold lawmakers accountable for walking off the job |
4/22/2021 |
Arkansas |
Education |
News Story |
Water bottle filling stations now required in public schools after new Arkansas law passes |
4/22/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Ohio House passes state budget; here's what to know – BG Independent News |
4/22/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Montana income tax bills pass House committee |
4/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
Op-Ed |
Op-Ed: Give undocumented immigrants COVID-19 aid | NJ Spotlight News |
4/22/2021 |
California |
Health Care |
News Story |
California leaders must expand comprehensive Medi-Cal coverage to undocumented seniors |
4/22/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Prospects for Medicaid expansion in Missouri dim as key Senate committee says no |
4/22/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Guest column: Don't count on Washington to get help to Louisiana's kids living in poverty |
4/22/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Kicking the can down the road |
4/22/2021 |
Arkansas |
Education |
News Story |
New Arkansas law requires bottle filling stations in public schools |
4/22/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Louisiana Senate committee advances $15 minimum wage; freezes employer unemployment taxes |
4/21/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Time to get real about tackling Texas' uninsured rate |
4/21/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Senate committee advances $15 minimum wage; freezes employer unemployment taxes |
4/21/2021 |
California |
Taxes |
News Story |
CA Senate Governance and Finance Committee Passes Rubio Bill to Increase and Expand Eligibility for Tax Credit |
4/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ohio House Approves Budget With Tax Cut, Little Democratic Support |
4/21/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
PRO Act strengthens unions, hurts workers |
4/21/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Additional calls for fair funding (letter) |
4/21/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Alabama medical professionals call on Gov. Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid |
4/21/2021 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Colorado businesses would be required to accept cash under measure headed to governor's desk |
4/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ohio budget: House poised to pass income tax cut, school funding overhaul |
4/21/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Proposed $15 State Minimum Wage Clears First Legislative Hurdle, But Faces Uphill Climb Before It Could Become A Reality |
4/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report Makes Case for $15 Minimum Wage in Ohio |
4/21/2021 |
Washington |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Community Members and Advocates Achieved a Big Victory for Inclusive Cash Support |
4/21/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic recession pain remains for Georgians whose income disappeared |
4/19/2021 |
Missouri |
Education |
News Story |
State on cusp of improving early childhood education |
4/19/2021 |
New Hampshire |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Hampshire's economic damage from pandemic not as bad as many other states, analysis shows |
4/19/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Illegal Aliens on Hunger Strike to Win Taxpayer-Funded Benefits |
4/19/2021 |
Idaho |
State Finances |
News Story |
Zoom presentation set on 'Rescue Plan' |
4/19/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
The battle over funding for rainy days in NJ | NJ Spotlight News |
4/19/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
News Story |
Got student debt? Proposal would help thousands of Kentuckians |
4/18/2021 |
Maryland |
Equity |
News Story |
I Can't Breathe: The Condition Of School Infrastructure Is A Racial, Social And Environmental Justice Issue |
4/18/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
Hunger-striking undocumented workers describe their pain as help from N.J. eludes them |
4/18/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
'Moral scandal': Gov. Wolf proposal, lawsuit aim to cut Pennsylvania school funding gap |
4/17/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Welfare Work Requirements Have to Go |
4/17/2021 |
Oregon |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Hold lawmakers accountable for walking off the job |
4/17/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
PAI: Vermont's economy is still ailing from the pandemic |
4/16/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
Other states are helping undocumented workers denied pandemic aid. Why isn't N.J.? |
4/16/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: House kicking can down the road on Medicaid |
4/16/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
News Story |
House Budget Generates Mix of Reactions |
4/16/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
Why New Jersey's reported relief fund for undocumented workers needs to go further |
4/15/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
Student debt crisis harms women, people of color and the economy. Let's fix it |
4/15/2021 |
Florida |
Equity |
News Story |
The Fight for Fair Pay Must Include Independent Contractors |
4/15/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Here's how the newly passed state budget affects South Georgia |
4/15/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
State should adopt consensus forecasting, multi-year budgeting |
4/15/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report by Ohio-based think tank suggests raising state's minimum wage to $15 would benefit economy |
4/15/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
News Story |
Maine lawmakers discuss tax haven bill |
4/15/2021 |
Virginia |
Immigration |
News Story |
Medicaid Expansion To Undocumented Immigrants Pondered |
4/14/2021 |
Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Justice For All |
4/14/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
News Story |
Small Rainy Day Fund May Complicate PA's Economic Recovery, Analyst Says |
4/14/2021 |
Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Virginia Expands Medicaid Access for Legal Immigrants |
4/14/2021 |
North Carolina |
Taxes |
News Story |
NC tax policy promotes racial inequities in numerous ways |
4/14/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Senate committee votes to lower top Louisiana income tax rate, eliminate federal tax break |
4/14/2021 |
New York |
Immigration |
News Story |
New York State is spending $2 billion on undocumented workers. Here's why. |
4/14/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
Editorial |
Invest Rescue Plan where it's needed |
4/14/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
National Minority Health Month: Racism is a Public Health Crisis |
4/14/2021 |
California |
Immigration |
News Story |
Which state is doing more for undocumented residents in COVID era? California or New York? |
4/14/2021 |
Vermont |
Equity |
News Story |
Simplicity, equity, and let's-just-call-it-what-it-is |
4/14/2021 |
California |
Immigration |
News Story |
Is it a contest? Which state is doing more for illegal aliens? |
4/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
NEW REPORT: Tools for Building a Healthy Budget |
4/14/2021 |
Oregon |
Taxes |
News Story |
Nike's Tax Bill in Oregon Is a Secret. We Asked Three Analysts to Make an Estimate. |
4/14/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Committee wants to send lower tax rate to voters |
4/14/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Does Ohio need to work toward raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour? |
4/13/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
PAI: Vermont school funding questions answered |
4/13/2021 |
Washington |
State Finances |
News Story |
Letter to the editor |
4/13/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Louisiana's Legislature isn't totally conservative. Here's where progressives are focused |
4/13/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
'We're getting rid of bad tax policy': Effort to push complicated tax swap gets underway |
4/13/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Income tax overhaul on the table in Montana House |
4/13/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Mass. House leaders unveil $47.7b spending plan that forgoes broad-based tax hikes |
4/13/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
White House Issues State Infrastructure Grades |
4/13/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Criminal justice reform: What is it and why is it important? |
4/12/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
News Story |
Student Loan Forgiveness Would Positively Impact The Commonwealth |
4/12/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Dental therapists can increase access to dental care |
4/12/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Some Utah families are not getting help paying for child care, which advocates say violates federal rules |
4/12/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
NJ isn't saving money for a rainy day, despite COVID surplus. Here's why |
4/12/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
How Appalachia Can Survive A Post-Industrial America |
4/12/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax breaks for Facebook, Amazon and Google? Beshear vetoes bill meant to lure data centers |
4/12/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Taxes |
News Story |
When is a tax actually tax relief? McKee explains his proposal to tax a portion of forgiven PPP loans |
4/12/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
$15 minimum wage would benefit 1.56 million Ohioans |
4/12/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Experts: Poverty, Pandemic Could Bring Increase in Child Abuse Cases |
4/11/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New report highlights positive economic impact of business income deduction |
4/11/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Job openings plentiful; employers struggle to find workers |
4/11/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: We need to be aware about food insecurity |
4/10/2021 |
Idaho |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Letter: Idaho's self-absorbed leaders |
4/9/2021 |
Wisconsin |
State Finances |
News Story |
Wisconsin Budget Project: How the Governor's budget would affect Wisconsin families and communities |
4/9/2021 |
Alabama |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisiana Axed The Grocery Tax, But Mississippi And Alabama Won't Give It Up |
4/9/2021 |
Minnesota |
Taxes |
News Story |
Whether you rent or own your home, your tax refund could grow |
4/9/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Report Connects News Tax Deduction to Economic Growth |
4/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
WVa Income Tax Cut Plan Advances to House of Delegates |
4/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
West Virginia Pins Population Growth Hopes on Income Tax Cut |
4/9/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Regional Thoughts: Some reactions from various Great Lakes leaders on President Biden's infrastructure plan |
4/9/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohioans Divided, Congress Stalled Over Minimum Wage |
4/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Rafe Godfrey: The complicated truth on nixing inventory tax (Opinion) |
4/9/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pro-Amnesty Groups Hide Americans' Huge Pocketbook Losses |
4/8/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
More than 300 Alabama medical professionals to Ivey: Expand Medicaid |
4/8/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Louisiana task force recommends raising unemployment trust fund balance to $750M |
4/8/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
News Story |
McConnell suggests 'users of our infrastructure' pay for it – not corporations |
4/8/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Beshear vetoes bill giving tax breaks to remote workers, data centers |
4/8/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
'The People's Budget:' Advocates call for tax code, education changes in new state budget |
4/8/2021 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
Experts to Analyze Policies Hindering Economic, Social Progression of Minorities in[CR-LF] Spring Finale of LSU Reilly Center Series |
4/8/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
How access to child care impacts our workforce |
4/8/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
SADOW: The Left Inadvertently Endorses A Flat Tax In Louisiana |
4/8/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Report Connects Business Tax Deduction to Economic Growth |
4/8/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
Legislature will increase school funding next year - CommonWealth Magazine |
4/7/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Some lawmakers want to change how West Virginia's natural resources are taxed -- but it would end up costing local governments |
4/7/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Housing |
News Story |
The one program that's been building affordable homes west of Rock Creek Park |
4/7/2021 |
Florida |
Equity |
News Story |
Report states people with poor health, people of color denied unemployment benefits more often |
4/7/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
News Story |
Report says it will cost Pa. $521 million a year to save the bay |
4/7/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Groups Call for Budget that "Cares for All Ohioans" |
4/7/2021 |
California |
Taxes |
News Story |
Keeping up with the recall + Adding up corporate tax breaks + Capitol eatery reopens |
4/7/2021 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
News Story |
New Mexico Governor: Taxes Expansions for Working Families |
4/7/2021 |
Vermont |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
School Taxes Can Be Simpler And Fairer |
4/7/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Oklahoma Quietly Launched a Mass Surveillance Program to Track Uninsured Drivers |
4/7/2021 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
R.I. Foundation launches initiative to develop recommendations for state on stimulus spending |
4/7/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Taxes |
News Story |
McKee committed to PPP taxation over $150K |
4/7/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center says education funding desperately needs an overhaul |
4/6/2021 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
La. lawmaker files bill making it potentially illegal to teach about racism & sexism; says bill promotes 'equality in education system' |
4/6/2021 |
Kentucky |
Equity |
News Story |
What the American Rescue Plan Means for Child Poverty in Rural America |
4/6/2021 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
LA lawmaker files bill making it potentially illegal to teach about racism & sexism; says bill promotes 'equality in education system' |
4/6/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
HealthConnections: The Problems and Potential of Rural Health Care |
4/6/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Non-profit, non-partisan group reacts to latest income tax proposal |
4/6/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
La. Survey shows economy and pandemic top residents' concerns |
4/6/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
WEDNESDAY: Republicans are so close, they can smell those income tax cuts |
4/6/2021 |
California |
Equity |
News Story |
Stronger California 2021 Agenda Equal Rights Advocates |
4/5/2021 |
Minnesota |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Minnesota must not waste this historic opportunity to close racial gaps | Opinion |
4/5/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax reform debate continues in final days of West Virginia Legislative session |
4/5/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Insurance auto-retention policies could halve number of people kicked off coverage |
4/5/2021 |
Nebraska |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Midlands Voices: No need for Legislature to approve corporate tax cuts in this environment | Columnists | omaha.com |
4/5/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
URGENT: Action Needed on Personal Income Tax Plan |
4/5/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
Kentucky AG Cameron sues Biden administration over ARPA restriction on tax cut offsets |
4/5/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Criminal justice reform coalition praises passage of bills by state lawmakers |
4/4/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
The race conversation needed before reopening schools |
4/4/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Texas poised to get $45B in coronavirus relief |
4/4/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
What will Louisiana do with $3.2 billion in stimulus aid? Behind-the scenes talks underway |
4/4/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
Taking a look at Medicaid expansion issues |
4/3/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
NJ dangles tax breaks to companies to leave GA |
4/3/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Justice calls for 'summit meeting' to discuss income tax elimination |
4/3/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Criminal justice conversation shifting to inmate re-entry |
4/2/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
States Step In To Stop Colleges Holding Transcripts Ransom For Unpaid Bills |
4/2/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Equity |
News Story |
How Statehood Could Increase Equity for the People of DC |
4/2/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Reimagine Appalachia Applauds President Biden's Proposed Infrastructure Plan |
4/2/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Taxes, Benefit Cuts, Federal Money Eyed for States' Jobless Aid |
4/2/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
GOP lawmakers seek to repeal tax on Ohio businesses |
4/2/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Taxes |
News Story |
Debunking the Providence Chamber / RIPEC false claims about increasing taxes on the top one percent |
4/2/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Calls for Tax Reform Summit |
4/2/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
State community organizations ask for rejection of any current tax plans |
4/2/2021 |
Tennessee |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
How private industry and government can team up to end prison recidivism |
4/1/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
Louisiana Budget Project Says Bill 186 Will Strip Welfare Payments From Children in Need; Rep. Bacala Says Otherwise |
4/1/2021 |
California |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Ending child poverty is a choice we can make |
4/1/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
GOP Legislators Want Pandemic Aid for Tax Rebate |
4/1/2021 |
Nebraska |
State Finances |
News Story |
Policy analyst: Expanding broadband is a good use for Nebraska's federal stimulus funds |
4/1/2021 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
How one small detail in the proposed child tax credit reveals the political balancing act over tax relief |
4/1/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Policy paper: Louisiana tax system reinforces racial disparities |
4/1/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
News Story |
Dems, GOP should work together for infrastructure |
4/1/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisiana tax system reinforces racial disparities: Policy paper |
4/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Groups gird for conflict over three West Virginia tax plans |
4/1/2021 |
Nebraska |
Taxes |
News Story |
Leading senator says plenty of state money for tax cuts, budget priorities |
4/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Organization completes analysis of Senate income tax plan |
4/1/2021 |
Nebraska |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax cuts, roads bonding proposals await debate |
4/1/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
GOP lawmakers seek to repeal tax on Ohio businesses – BG Independent News |
3/31/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Justice sees flaws in Senate tax plan, and he wishes somebody had looped him in |
3/31/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
MO State House Excludes Medicaid Expansion from Budget |
3/31/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Finding quality, affordable child care still a challenge for families |
3/31/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
St. Louis Will Receive $500 Million In Federal Coronavirus Relief Money - Most In Missouri |
3/31/2021 |
Washington |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Op-Ed: State lawmakers have the right budget approach for our recovery |
3/31/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Ohio Legislators Restore Public Transit Funding |
3/31/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Special Needs Voucher Expansion Bill Awaits Gov. Kemp's Signature |
3/31/2021 |
Texas |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Texas House forms Early Childhood Caucus to better support kids and families |
3/31/2021 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
Proposed child tax credit reveals political balancing act |
3/31/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
19 & 20 year olds: 'We are pushing these young people over the cliff from being insured to being uninsured' |
3/31/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Letters to the editor: Interfaith Sanctuary, filibuster, tax cut, initiatives |
3/31/2021 |
New York |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Advocates rally for aid to excluded workers |
3/30/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Stakeholders Say New Bill For Criminal Law Rewrite Lacked Input, Transparency |
3/30/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Why Tennessee's public education system has failed to fully invest in its students |
3/30/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Equity |
News Story |
Raising the RI Works benefit increase will lift families out of deep poverty |
3/30/2021 |
Arizona |
Health Care |
News Story |
Feds extend eviction moratorium for 90 days to slow COVID-19 spread |
3/30/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
KY legislature passes COVID-19 liability protections, no-knock warrant limits & more |
3/30/2021 |
New York |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Andrew Cuomo Is Still Blocking Hundreds of Thousands of New York Workers From Receiving COVID-19 Relief |
3/30/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
House passes personal income tax phase-out while Justice plan stalls |
3/30/2021 |
Vermont |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Wang/Yu: Atlanta shootings |
3/30/2021 |
Maine |
Equity |
News Story |
Maine passes legislative action to include racial impact statements in lawmaking – The Maine Campus |
3/29/2021 |
Georgia |
Equity |
News Story |
Most Georgia schools graded D or F by the state serve low-income kids |
3/29/2021 |
West Virginia |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Equal Pay Day |
3/29/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
West Virginia House Approves Personal Income Tax Reduction Plan, Potential Revenue Losses Flung Into Question |
3/29/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
Special open enrollment period for health insurance extended to Aug. 15; new rules expand who qualifies |
3/29/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Ga. GOP bets on limited Medicaid expansion despite fed's push for more |
3/29/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
Special open enrollment period for government-subsidized health insurance extended to Aug. 15 |
3/29/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
The special open enrollment period for health insurance was extended until August 15; new rules expand who qualifies |
3/29/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Missouri voters passed Medicaid expansion. Now state Republicans may not pay for it. |
3/29/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
Ky. ranked 37th in protecting children in pandemic |
3/29/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
Editorial |
Editorial Roundup: Michigan |
3/29/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Expert Panel to analyze NJ state budget today |
3/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Tipped Employees and the Gender Gap |
3/29/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
KY officials 'stacked the deck' to get glowing report on film tax credits |
3/29/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
In final days of session, a bill to audit tax breaks becomes a vehicle to renew them |
3/29/2021 |
Michigan |
Housing |
News Story |
Living Through Detroit's Perpetual Housing Crisis |
3/29/2021 |
Alabama |
Equity |
News Story |
How a Volunteer Army is Trying to Vaccinate Black People in the Rural South |
3/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
LSU Event Explores the 'Religion of White Rage,' Says 'Conservatism' May Be a 'Euphemism for White Supremacy' |
3/28/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
'All Hands on Deck': When Vaccinating Black People Is a Communal Effort |
3/28/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
'Like paying for a luxury car': Childcare costs in Miami are holding families back |
3/28/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
tax plan concerns Business owners |
3/28/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Senators run out of time on paid parental leave bill for public employees |
3/27/2021 |
Tennessee |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Three Chattanooga men serve as models for plotting a course through life after prison |
3/27/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
Educators, lawmakers push for greater funding of Student Opportunity Act |
3/27/2021 |
Georgia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Georgia Senate passes measure blocking local efforts to reduce police funding |
3/27/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Using federal COVID stimulus dollars to backfill Colorado's unemployment insurance trust fund is a bad idea |
3/27/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid expansion finds a way forward as lawmakers fail to fund |
3/26/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Report shows statewide childcare reality |
3/26/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Health Care |
News Story |
Over $500M Coming to RI to Get Kids Safely Back into Classrooms & Support Quality, Affordable Child Care |
3/26/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Mexico Schools Expand In-Person Learning |
3/26/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
News Story |
Millions of dollars to come here due to The American Rescue Plan Act |
3/26/2021 |
Vermont |
Equity |
News Story |
Weiwei Wang and Steph Yu: Reflections on the Atlanta shootings |
3/26/2021 |
Texas |
Education |
News Story |
Joint Letter to U.S. House and Senate Calling for Doubling of the Pell Grant |
3/26/2021 |
Florida |
Equity |
News Story |
'Shameful': Florida House Passes GOP's Anti-Protest Bill |
3/26/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Jill Kriesky: What harm reduction could save (Opinion) |
3/26/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
House income tax plan on verge of passage, while Justice barnstorms for his version |
3/25/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Montana lawmakers split on how to best address property taxes |
3/25/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
Editorial |
Michigan needs better child care, as soon as possible |
3/25/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Health care reforms could cut Michigan costs for insulin, cancer treatment |
3/25/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Sexton says TennCare expansion does not have support in House |
3/25/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
Over 15,000 deported from NJ in 5 years: Activists demand changes |
3/25/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
News Story |
Fort Collins legislators host town hall on Colorado budget |
3/25/2021 |
Arizona |
Equity |
News Story |
'Time For Talk Is Over': The State Of Black Business In Arizona |
3/25/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
FOCUS: County and city expect to receive $17 million in federal Rescue Plan funds |
3/25/2021 |
Florida |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
DeSantis' anti-peaceful protest bill is bad for basic civil rights, bad for the budget |
3/25/2021 |
New York |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Hunger strike draws attention to workers excluded from COVID-19 relief |
3/25/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Competing tax plans get a public airing out in West Virginia |
3/24/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
The Economic Impact of COVID in Kentucky |
3/24/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ohio Lawmakers OK Tax Relief For PPP Loans, Unemployment |
3/24/2021 |
Georgia |
Equity |
News Story |
Georgia, Legislative Branch, Voter SuppressionWhat's at Stake in the Wave of Voter Suppression Bills?Carole Levine and Steve Dubb March 24, 2021 Print |
3/24/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
State Lawmakers Revive Kentucky's Film Tax Credit |
3/24/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
NJ Alliance For Immigrant Justice Launches Fair & Welcoming Platform To Fight for A New Jersey For All |
3/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Equity |
News Story |
Michigan's largest gender wage gap is in two Upper Peninsula Counties |
3/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Equity |
News Story |
MAP: View gender wage gap data by Michigan county |
3/24/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Following Biden initiative, FL House Speaker pushes Medicaid expansion for low-income women with new babies |
3/24/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Relief bill wrangling ensues as virus count shrinks |
3/24/2021 |
Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Northam signs bill into law eliminating youth incarceration fees |
3/24/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
Will the American Rescue Plan Finally Solve America's Food Security Crisis? |
3/24/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
UrbanFootprint, Feeding Louisiana and Center for Planning Excellence Release Report on Food Insecurity in the United States Powered by New Food Security Insights Tool |
3/24/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: 'People's Budget' needed because all Ohioians deserve to thrive |
3/24/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio Kinship Caregivers Get a Boost in Financial Support |
3/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Equity |
News Story |
Report Examines Gender Wage Gap By Michigan County |
3/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Michigan business groups oppose drug provisions of GOP health reform plan |
3/24/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
News Story |
Maine lawmakers weigh income tax hikes, despite opposition from Mills |
3/24/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Lawmakers split on how to best address property taxes |
3/24/2021 |
Arkansas |
Education |
News Story |
More reasons to oppose the school voucher bill |
3/23/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Equity |
News Story |
How The COVID Economy Crashed On Pennsylvania Women |
3/23/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
House Finance chairman says new tax plan has 'wow factor,' but there are complications too |
3/23/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Tennessee Republicans open to Medicaid expansion talks as Biden sweetens deal |
3/23/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
Gov. Beshear vetoes bills shielding legislative records, risking food benefits of children |
3/23/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Lawmakers Propose Restoration of Transportation Funding to Pre-Pandemic Levels |
3/23/2021 |
Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
How social safety net programs differ by state |
3/23/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
How will the child tax credit inside Biden's stimulus package affect rural Ohio? |
3/23/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
News Story |
School Choice in Kentucky |
3/23/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Massachusetts Public Colleges Are Withholding Transcripts And Degrees From Thousands Over Unpaid Bills |
3/23/2021 |
Oregon |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Want to help Oregon landlords? Don't approve tax credit plan |
3/23/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Letters to the editor: Tax cut plan, Puerto Rico, Idaho Freedom Foundation |
3/23/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
Critics Say Austerity Budget Boosts Big Businesses, Sidelines KY Families |
3/22/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Taxpayer-appeals panel floated |
3/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Kemp signs bills to cut Georgia income tax, boost foster care credit |
3/22/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax cut plans could eliminate $100M in education funding |
3/22/2021 |
North Carolina |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Local jobless rate plateaus |
3/22/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Getting facts straight on PPP taxation - CommonWealth Magazine |
3/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Income tax break for Georgians passes General Assembly amid opposition |
3/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Georgia May Start Taxing Digital Products in July |
3/22/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Redirecting Tax Expenditures Could Help CO Achieve Equity Goals |
3/22/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Could Federal COVID-19 Relief Affect State Tax Policy? |
3/22/2021 |
New Mexico |
Education |
News Story |
Lottery Scholarship funding measure headed to gov's desk |
3/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Murphy 'open-minded' to more drug decriminalizations |
3/22/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Education |
News Story |
Republicans say education won't be hurt by tax cut plans |
3/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Report: Addiction epidemic cost WV $11.3 billion in 2019 |
3/22/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Panel calls for 'paradigm shift' in Virginia school-to-prison pipeline |
3/22/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Federal aid, Medicaid expansion top issues for Missouri House Budget Committee |
3/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Equity |
News Story |
It's Complicated podcast: Georgia women stand to gain from changes in public policies and public companies |
3/22/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
New tax credit could halve child poverty or keep families afloat |
3/22/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid expansion incentives under review |
3/22/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Lawmakers discuss bill to restore overtime protection |
3/22/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
EAMC leaders welcome possibility of expanding state's Medicaid coverage |
3/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Kemp signs bills to cut state income tax, boost foster-care credit |
3/22/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
State programs working to address shortage of childcare workers, providers |
3/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Brian Kemp signs bills to cut Georgia income tax, boost foster-care credit |
3/22/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
News Story |
Make the federal Rescue Plan tax credits permanent, and expand them to Colorado income taxes too |
3/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Federal COVID-19 relief funds spark debate in General Assembly |
3/21/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Alabama sizing up Medicaid expansion |
3/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
Panel discusses West Virginia Black policy |
3/21/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Hampshire families continue to fight food insecurity made worse by pandemic |
3/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Job openings plentiful, workers scarce: 'It's all hands on deck to get people trained' |
3/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Job openings plentiful, workers scarce: 'It's all hands on deck to get people trained' |
3/21/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Analysis | Federal rescue plan bestows $15 billion windfall in direct aid for region's state and local governments |
3/21/2021 |
Missouri |
Taxes |
News Story |
SJSD promotes tax 'circuit breaker' |
3/20/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Fate of $530 million in tax cut bills uncertain in Oklahoma House and Senate |
3/20/2021 |
Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Successes and failures in Virginia's response to the novel coronavirus |
3/20/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Hampshire families continue to fight food insecurity made worse by pandemic |
3/20/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
State Senate ignores science, experts, research |
3/20/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Alabama Reviewing Medicaid Expansion Incentives |
3/20/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
How will the child tax credit inside Biden's stimulus package affect rural Ohio? |
3/19/2021 |
New York |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
One Year Into Pandemic, Thousands Of Excluded Workers Are Still Begging For Relief |
3/19/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Kentucky bill criminalizing taunts against police stalls |
3/19/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
KY bill criminalizing taunts against police stalls; changes proposed to no-knock warrant bill |
3/19/2021 |
New Mexico |
Education |
News Story |
Senate Approves Watershed Bill Allowing Voters to Increase Education Funding |
3/19/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Experts to Discuss Economic, Housing, Healthcare Disparities Among Communities of[CR-LF] Color at LSU Reilly Center |
3/19/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Federal COVID-19 relief funds spark debate in General Assembly |
3/19/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Panel Calls for Paradigm Shift in School-To-Prison Pipeline |
3/19/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Why landmark American Rescue Plan is a lifeline for Kentuckians |
3/18/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Ohio AG responds to criticism of American Rescue Plan lawsuit |
3/18/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Income tax break for Georgians passes General Assembly amid opposition |
3/18/2021 |
Arkansas |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Arkansas aims to be No. 1 in cruelty to the unemployed |
3/18/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
GOP tax-cutters fly blindly into the mountain |
3/18/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Equity |
News Story |
How the COVID economy crashed on women |
3/18/2021 |
New Hampshire |
State Finances |
News Story |
Concord police pay, overtime shoot up during pandemic and that's no accident |
3/18/2021 |
New York |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report Finds $3.5B Needed for Aiding Excluded Workers During Pandemic |
3/18/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Kentucky judges will now have more say in whether youths go to adult court in gun cases |
3/18/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Job Tax Credit Bill Enters Legislature Again |
3/18/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
LISTEN: Why Winning The Fight For 15 Can Feel Like Losing |
3/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Senate considers resolution that could result in personal property tax cuts |
3/18/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Kentucky would give $15,000 to remote workers under GOP plan |
3/18/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Life after COVID-19 |
3/18/2021 |
Maryland |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Opinion | Big companies are gaming Maryland's tax code. My bill can fix it - and help small businesses. |
3/18/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Florida unlikely to expand Medicaid despite an offer of more money from the feds |
3/17/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
News Story |
House Passes Tax Relief Bill Along Party Lines |
3/17/2021 |
Utah |
Taxes |
News Story |
Utah among 21 states threatening legal action over COVID-19 relief bill and tax cuts |
3/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
Multimillion-dollar tax gift aimed at helping Seelbach hotel, lawmakers confirm |
3/17/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
COVID-19 Takes Significant Toll on Women in the Workforce |
3/17/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Increased federal funding renews Medicaid expansion push |
3/17/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The Wages of Orthodoxy - American Greatness |
3/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Food banks, grocers praise extension of federal pandemic benefit |
3/17/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
News Story |
Idaho House ready to dispense its tax-ination shot |
3/17/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Virus stimulus package has health coverage boost; Aid should help more than 100K residents in state get insurance |
3/17/2021 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The pandemic crushed the poor. Can Colorado make it right? |
3/17/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
News Story |
Idaho bill would use surplus to give wealthiest residents the largest tax cuts |
3/17/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
News Story |
Idaho House approves massive income tax cut and rebate plan |
3/17/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Policy Analysts Call For Medicaid, Direct Payments With Federal Relief Money |
3/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program Resumes In The Commonwealth |
3/17/2021 |
West Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Senate passes ESAs bill, governor lets teacher strike bill be law without signature |
3/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
KY legislators rushed state tax breaks worth hundreds of millions to Beshear's desk |
3/17/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Florida likely won't expand Medicaid for 800,000 residents |
3/17/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
We have opportunity to fix child care |
3/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
Kentucky lawmakers pass bill limiting food benefits for thousands of children |
3/17/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Oklahoma House speaker says his tax cut bills don't violate stimulus plan |
3/17/2021 |
Missouri |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
What the new COVID relief package means for Missouri |
3/16/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Louisiana Gov. Edwards to propose spending federal stimulus on infrastructure, tourism, unemployment fund |
3/16/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Despite federal prohibition, Georgia Senate panel backs income tax cut |
3/16/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
A lifeline for Kentuckians |
3/16/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Senate Panel Pushes Georgia Tax Cut Despite Federal Penalty |
3/16/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
News Story |
'Dismayed.' Fayette Superintendent voices strong opposition to school choice bill |
3/16/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
News Story |
Missouri's $5.4B in new federal pandemic aid includes $1.27B for cities, counties |
3/16/2021 |
Colorado |
Equity |
News Story |
LWV: Racist Roots of our Tax Policies |
3/16/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Democrats again call for Alabama Medicaid expansion |
3/16/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Skubick: Disagreements between GOP, Whitmer, could delay federal aid spending |
3/16/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Health Care |
News Story |
NH families continue to fight food insecurity |
3/16/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Could the federal stimulus bill bring Medicaid expansion to Alabama? |
3/16/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Health policy advisor to speak at League of Women Voters meeting Wednesday |
3/16/2021 |
Arkansas |
Education |
News Story |
School voucher expansion narrowly approved by House Education Committee |
3/16/2021 |
West Virginia |
Education |
Op-Ed |
LETTER: Enhance the Community Development School Pilot Program |
3/16/2021 |
Maryland |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Joe Biden to the rescue, and it's low-income families first. The rich will be fine. | COMMENTARY |
3/16/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Legislative Oversight And Revenue Shortfalls: Controversy Continues To Surround Justice's CARES Act Plans |
3/16/2021 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax opponents wonder if they still can count on Gov. Cuomo |
3/16/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
New COVID-19 Relief Package Could Lift More Than 100,000 Michigan Kids Out of Poverty |
3/15/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
News Story |
St. Louis Will Receive $500 Million In Federal Coronavirus Relief Money - Most In Missouri |
3/15/2021 |
New York |
Immigration |
News Story |
Denied COVID economic relief, N.Y.-based immigrant and excluded workers plan hunger strike |
3/15/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
The Millionaire's Tax in a Post-Pandemic Massachusetts |
3/15/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
News Story |
"The Impact": Capital gains tax clears Senate; Debating neck restraints, no-knock warrants & police oversight bills |
3/15/2021 |
Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Black And Latino Prisoners Lose Parental Rights At Higher Rates In Connecticut |
3/15/2021 |
Utah |
State Finances |
News Story |
Utah May Have to Return $100 Million in Federal Coronavirus Relief Money Due to State Tax Cuts |
3/15/2021 |
Utah |
State Finances |
News Story |
Tax Cuts Could Mean Utah Has to Return $100M in Federal Aid |
3/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Protect seniors by relieving Social Security tax burden |
3/15/2021 |
Florida |
State Finances |
News Story |
FL Misses Out on Medicaid Funding in COVID-19 Relief Package |
3/15/2021 |
Maryland |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Our best chance to return students to learning |
3/15/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Government transparency advocates, media outlets and others urge Beshear to veto bill limiting open records access |
3/15/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Children in low-income families stand to gain much from Rescue Act |
3/15/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
State to Study Impact of Corporate Tax Avoidance |
3/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
West Virginia's sales tax would be highest in the nation, with caveats |
3/14/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Political Horizons: Broken uneployment system needs help from Washington |
3/14/2021 |
Wisconsin |
State Finances |
News Story |
In advance of state budget hearings, southwest Wisconsin residents share concerns with legislators |
3/14/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Now the real work begins |
3/14/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
SB 17 threatens our neighbors and our economic recovery: Will Petrik (Opinion) |
3/14/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
News Story |
Relief Bill Has $28M for Region |
3/14/2021 |
Nebraska |
Taxes |
News Story |
Could Nebraska's proposed tax cuts be blocked by federal COVID relief bill? |
3/14/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
A guide to the $6B coming to Maine in the massive stimulus bill |
3/13/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
5 ways lawmakers can fix Florida's unemployment system - besides CONNECT |
3/13/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Maine senator calls for crackdown on 'snake oil and fine print' payday loans |
3/12/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Hiring up in Ohio. But it's a painfully slow recovery. |
3/12/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
CT minimum wage hike could lead poor families to 'benefits cliff' |
3/12/2021 |
California |
Immigration |
News Story |
Biden's Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers |
3/12/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
US House approves $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill; Biden to sign measure Friday |
3/11/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
With pandemic relief plan, Democrats try to spur Georgia to expand Medicaid |
3/11/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Minimum wage hike would reverse 40-year pay stagnation |
3/11/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
Editorial |
OUR VIEW: Tools available to improve your health |
3/11/2021 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
News Story |
U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen and Chuck Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Fair Returns for Public Lands Act to Ensure Taxpayers Get Fair Share for Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands |
3/11/2021 |
West Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Questions about cost follow scholarship bill toward legislative passage |
3/11/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Anacostia Businesses Were Already In Survival Mode. Then COVID-19 Hit |
3/11/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Georgia GOP fumes over Biden spending bill: White House won't tell us 'we can't cut taxes' |
3/11/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Why some parents could see up to $3,600 per child under new coronavirus relief bill |
3/11/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Top Georgia Republicans rip strings attached to coronavirus relief aid |
3/11/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
The story behind the Maine budget deal facing a nail-biter vote today |
3/11/2021 |
Idaho |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Prying Idaho's urban-rural divide wider |
3/11/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Health Care |
News Story |
Obamacare aid could mean health insurance benefits for thousands of more Pennsylvanians |
3/11/2021 |
Missouri |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Ghosts of Obama in this stimulus |
3/11/2021 |
Ohio |
Health Care |
News Story |
Vaccine distrust a challenge to getting Marion prisons protected from COVID-19 |
3/11/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
News Story |
Governor Wolf talks 2021 Budget Plan at summit |
3/11/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Taxes |
News Story |
Budget Research Group Endorses Gov. Wolf's Call To Increase Taxes On State's Top Earners |
3/11/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Advocates say at-risk people receiving at-home care need vaccines, too |
3/11/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Education |
News Story |
American Rescue Plan Could Help Prevent State Public Higher Education Cuts |
3/10/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Left-leaning group estimates Maine could receive $6 billion from relief bill |
3/10/2021 |
West Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Teacher Unions: 'We're Under Attack' From Legislature |
3/10/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Advocates Prefer Ending School Officer Program To Studying It |
3/10/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Oklahoma incarceration rate among highest in nation |
3/10/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
For The Many Members to Testify in Support of Budget that Funds the Recovery |
3/10/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
'Golden Voted Against Helping the People of Maine': Meet the One Democrat Who Voted No on Covid Relief Bill |
3/10/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Year of COVID: Ohio's Ups and Downs |
3/10/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Health Care |
News Story |
RI's Temporary Caregiver Insurance, so needed during pandemic, needs to expand |
3/10/2021 |
Washington |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Economic Equity Requires Bold Action From State Legislators |
3/10/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Public Transit Advocates Say There's Not Enough For Bus And Rail In Proposed Budget |
3/10/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
'Whole Generations Of Fathers' Lost As COVID-19 Kills Young Latino Men In NJ |
3/10/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Advocates say Biden's child tax credits could lift thousands of Louisiana children out of poverty |
3/10/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Partnership Brings COVID Vaccine Information to N.J. Residents |
3/10/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
Legislation Would Expand Some Impact Statements to Include Equity |
3/10/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
99% of RI families with kids would benefit by monthly stimulus checks |
3/10/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
NM Announces COVID-19 Vaccinations for Teachers, Wants Schools Open ASAP |
3/9/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Maine expected to receive billions from Biden's American Rescue Plan |
3/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Justice's tax bill is officially introduced, governor says to dream big, and questions persist |
3/9/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Gov. Whitmer Signs Supplemental Funding for COVID Recovery Plan, Urges Passage of More |
3/9/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
FL's minimum wage boost faces a struggle; advocates warn of low-paid workers getting ripped off |
3/9/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Relief bill to bring $1.3B in state, local aid to Maine with long-term debate on how to use it |
3/9/2021 |
District of Columbia |
State Finances |
News Story |
One last federal funding push could get Metro out of the woods |
3/9/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
How much stimulus money will you get? |
3/9/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Hoppy Kercheval: Justice's tax plan needs more than wishful thinking (Opinion) |
3/8/2021 |
Maryland |
Health Care |
News Story |
Maryland Legislators Need to Pass Family and Medical Leave Act |
3/8/2021 |
Utah |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Utah parents to receive monthly income if stimulus bill passes |
3/8/2021 |
Louisiana |
Education |
News Story |
Tuition in Louisiana nearly doubled since 2008, largest increase of any other state |
3/8/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Advocates Say Ohio's Student Debt Collection Methods are a 'Barrier to Students' |
3/8/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
Hundreds rally for COVID aid to taxpaying unauthorized immigrants |
3/8/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
If You Cut It (WV Income Tax), Will They Come? |
3/8/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Equity |
News Story |
Los Angeles vs Washington D.C. In the Anti-Displacement Policy Race |
3/8/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Governor goes off on state spending restrictions built into latest federal relief bill |
3/8/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
'Huge' COVID stimulus could lift a 117,000 Michigan children out of poverty |
3/8/2021 |
Missouri |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Bill would help those who got unemployment overpayments |
3/8/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
News Story |
Democratic State Senate Sends Capital Gains Tax to House |
3/7/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Chattanooga area patients with chronic conditions relieved at newfound COVID-19 vaccine eligibility |
3/6/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
News Story |
House Bill 149 aims to bring Education Opportunity Accounts to Kentucky |
3/6/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
Starting to get down in the weeds – Spring Allergies, but rays of sunshine for Managed Care advocates? - The City Sentinel |
3/6/2021 |
Missouri |
Taxes |
News Story |
Avalara : Missouri bill would complicate local use tax collection for out-of-state online sellers |
3/5/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Virginia gets close to legalizing recreational weed as other states eye cannabis tax windfalls |
3/5/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Joe Manchin poses a threat to raising the minimum wage, even though 250,000 West Virginians would benefit from the increase |
3/5/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Falling through the cracks: pandemic exacts heavy financial toll on Georgians |
3/5/2021 |
New Mexico |
Immigration |
News Story |
Economic and Tax Contributions by Immigrants |
3/5/2021 |
Oregon |
Taxes |
News Story |
Alcohol tax hike would greatly expand addiction treatment in Oregon, but opponents say the state should use existing taxes |
3/5/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Ohio advocates want equity on the agenda as state, country cuts carbon |
3/5/2021 |
New Mexico |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Penal system measures slowly advance |
3/4/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax fix for PPP recipients in works; The Baker administration supports tax-amnesty measure for small businesses |
3/4/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Justice Releases Plan To Reduce Personal Income Tax, Outlines Hikes To Make Up For Lost Revenue |
3/4/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Florida may use federal COVID relief money to cut unemployment taxes for businesses |
3/4/2021 |
Michigan |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Steps to tackle economic inequity |
3/3/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp bashes federal COVID-19 relief package |
3/3/2021 |
Alabama |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Alabama workers suffer during COVID-19 due to state's systemic failures |
3/3/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Democrats' control in Va. produces sweeping changes |
3/3/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Plan to expand child tax credit offers hope, along with direct payments |
3/3/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Lawmaker's horse racing play adds HOPE Scholarship boost as carrot |
3/3/2021 |
Wisconsin |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
WMC wants to keep rigging the system |
3/3/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Democrats have controlled Virginia government for two years. Here's what they've done. |
3/3/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Forgiveness in partial doses |
3/3/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Meet 2 of the many Mainers whose work has changed during the pandemic |
3/3/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Taxes |
News Story |
Last week at the General Assembly |
3/3/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Some local leaders feel minimum wage increase is not the solution to re-building the economy |
3/2/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Opponents fear bill will 'weaken' Kentucky's open records law |
3/2/2021 |
Oregon |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The pandemic exposed shortcomings in Oregon's labor laws. A bill would let workers take matters into their own hands |
3/2/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package bashed by Kemp as backers stress benefits |
3/2/2021 |
North Carolina |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
One-Third of NC Jobs Lost To COVID-19 Have Not Been Recovered |
3/2/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Alabama's Essential Workers Lack Access to Basic Health Care, Services, Report Says - Youth Today |
3/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Despite a growing need, helping West Virginia's hungry not a priority as Legislature session continues |
3/1/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
The Cornerstone for Black Studies in the Commonwealth |
3/1/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
GT County Commissioners To Discuss Rules For Raising Own Wages, Eviction/911 Resolutions |
3/1/2021 |
Utah |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
The high price of lower taxes in Utah |
3/1/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
Virginia Doubles-Down on PPP, Potentially Harming Black-Owned Businesses |
3/1/2021 |
Texas |
Education |
News Story |
Young students return to Las Vegas public schools |
3/1/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
News Story |
WA Democrats push for capital gains tax in a year when 'tax' doesn't seem like a bad word |
3/1/2021 |
Florida |
Taxes |
News Story |
Carlos Smith, progressives seek legislative role in COVID relief |
3/1/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Tony Evers' budget allows 0.5% increase in sales tax, addresses concerns from municipalities |
3/1/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Cover Alabama Coalition Director: Why Medicaid Expansion Hasn't Been a Priority - Youth Today |
3/1/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
In Alabama, State Legislators (In Private), Republicans Agree Medicaid Expansion Needed More Than Ever - Youth Today |
3/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Justice proposes pouring federal relief in 'bucket' while touting income tax cut. Can he do that? |
2/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
Editorial |
Our Views: On tax reform, the blueprint is done, but can the House (and Senate) build on it? |
2/28/2021 |
Utah |
Taxes |
News Story |
Utah lawmakers opted for a tax break for the well-off instead of helping the working-class |
2/28/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
N/A |
News Story |
Racist "Zoom-bombing" under investigation |
2/28/2021 |
Kentucky |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
The New Jim Crow and decarceration |
2/27/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
'Until you experience that, you just don't know how bad it is' |
2/27/2021 |
Idaho |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Cheers & Jeers: Singing the blues |
2/26/2021 |
Utah |
Equity |
News Story |
Black kids in Utah are arrested at 8 times their share of the population. This bill suggests a way to possibly change that. |
2/26/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
As Kanawha faces an HIV outbreak, legislation would make running harm reduction programs that could help more difficult |
2/26/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Jersey Leaders Applaud Governor Murphy's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Proposal |
2/26/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Solutions sought to ease student loan debt burden on Georgians |
2/26/2021 |
Florida |
Taxes |
News Story |
'Sham Transactions' Trigger States to Crack Down on Tax Havens |
2/26/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
GOP bill would redirect some of state sales tax revenue toward state transportation fund |
2/26/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Advocates, activities say social needs need more funding |
2/26/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
State Says No Data Stolen In Unemployment System Hack |
2/26/2021 |
Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Senate OKs paid sick leave bill for home health aides; Senate advances paid sick leave bill for home health aides after removing other essential workers originally included |
2/25/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Bill could stymie education tax |
2/25/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
Vaccine priorities still hinder Blacks and Latinos; Vaccine eligibility prioritizes residents 65 and up. In Richmond, only 5% of Latinos are in that age group |
2/25/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
News Story |
Editorial Roundup: Idaho |
2/25/2021 |
Florida |
State Finances |
News Story |
Another Florida 'combined reporting' bill filed – but this year, by a Republican |
2/25/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Taxes |
News Story |
Fact-checking Gov. Tom Wolf's statement that Pa. is the only state without a natural gas severance t |
2/25/2021 |
Florida |
Taxes |
News Story |
Breaking from big business, some Florida Republicans call for closing corporate tax loopholes |
2/25/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
President's COVID-19 Relief Bill Means Millions In Direct Aid To Georgia Cities |
2/25/2021 |
Montana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Montana Indian Language Program funding restored in state budget |
2/25/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
The pandemic exposed fault lines for rural Alabama. Advocates hope change is coming. |
2/25/2021 |
Oregon |
Taxes |
Editorial |
Legislators shouldn't make the call on the kicker, voters should |
2/25/2021 |
New Mexico |
Equity |
News Story |
House Democratic leader blasts independent redistricting |
2/25/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Virginia Budget May Underfund Poor Schools, Overfund Rich Ones |
2/25/2021 |
Maine |
Equity |
News Story |
Advocates worried about racial disparities in Maine's COVID-19 vaccine rollout |
2/25/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
State Senate to vote on bill that could impact how much money Prop 208 raises for public education |
2/25/2021 |
Alabama |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Low-wage Birmingham workers struggling in pandemic, study shows |
2/25/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arizona bill to let some business owners avoid voter-approved tax for education |
2/25/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
LABI goes hunting for tax reform |
2/24/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Taxes |
News Story |
Does Pa. alone lack gas severance tax?; Gov. Tom Wolf wants to add a levy on drilling to fund infrastructure improvements and jobs. |
2/24/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
House GOP Resumes Tax-Cut Push as Georgia Finances Rebound |
2/24/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Does Vermont need to raise the minimum wage? |
2/24/2021 |
Kentucky |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Kentucky lawmakers can meet the moment with racial equity policies |
2/24/2021 |
District of Columbia |
State Finances |
News Story |
An amendment 4 years in the making, with massive implications for affordable housing in DC, to be voted on in March |
2/24/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Bill would give businesses path to avoid education tax |
2/24/2021 |
Oregon |
Taxes |
News Story |
Bovine manure tax credit encounters opposition |
2/24/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
Equity in Virginia School Funding |
2/24/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The pandemic has hurt Arizona's families. Will Republicans finally make them a priority? |
2/24/2021 |
Kentucky |
N/A |
News Story |
Renters Burden Causes Bowling Green Affordable Housing Shortage |
2/24/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Missoula, Bozeman officials testify in favor of local option sales tax on luxury items |
2/24/2021 |
Oregon |
Health Care |
News Story |
Oregon could see a 'kicker' despite pandemic's toll |
2/24/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Statewide organization that looks after Utah kids and families sees a boon in virtual legislative session |
2/24/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Immigration |
News Story |
Farley-Bouvier, coalition renew push for driver's license bill for undocumented in state |
2/24/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
N.J. might see legal weed sales in 2021, but Murphy's budget doesn't expect any tax dollars |
2/23/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
News Story |
Missouri in line for $4.5 billion from federal stimulus bill |
2/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
Why Aren't There More Black Teachers? |
2/23/2021 |
California |
Immigration |
News Story |
California considers stimulus for undocumented workers left out of federal aid |
2/23/2021 |
Maryland |
Immigration |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Immigration Status Should Not Be a Barrier to Working Family Tax Credits – Maryland Matters |
2/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
NJPP: Gov. Murphy's Budget Makes Big Investments to Fund Pandemic Recovery |
2/23/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Immigration |
News Story |
Lawmakers renew push to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain Massachusetts driver's licenses |
2/23/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Taxes |
News Story |
Revenue for RI kicks off campaign to tax the one percent |
2/23/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
COVID pandemic shows Alabama should expand Medicaid, study says |
2/23/2021 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
Unions, nonprofits push NY to drop Opportunity Zone tax break |
2/23/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Immigration |
News Story |
Some Mass. lawmakers optimistic about driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants |
2/23/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
The state of Maine's budget debate ahead of Janet Mills' virtual speech |
2/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
No tax hikes, big money for pensions, $500 rebates Legal weed not expected to be quick cash crop Murphy, who borrowed big a few months ago, proposes N.J. make first full pension contribution in a quarter century It could take months for N.J. |
2/23/2021 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
There's a 'White Rage' discussion at LSU, and one legislator says he's concerned |
2/22/2021 |
Minnesota |
Taxes |
News Story |
Survey shows broad support among Minnesotans for highest earners to pay more taxes. |
2/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
ABOLISH THE DRUG WAR COALITION APPLAUDS NJ's PASSAGE OF CANNABIS LEGALIZATION BILL |
2/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
For The Many Calls on Gov. Murphy and Lawmakers to Fund the Recovery in FY 2022 Budget |
2/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Coalition of Activists Wants Murphy to Tackle Progressive Issues in Budget |
2/22/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Covid-aid exemption to get look; House also set to weigh 2 tax bills on jobless benefits |
2/22/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
When Seacoast restaurant workers can't pay bills, The Industry Guild steps up to help |
2/22/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Taxes |
News Story |
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf floats natural gas tax to pay for $3 billion pandemic recovery plan |
2/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Clock ticks as feds threaten to remove work requirement from Georgia's partial Medicaid expansion |
2/22/2021 |
Washington |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Bill To Replace 'Driving While Poor' Law Moves Through State Senate |
2/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
W.Va. lawmakers claim eliminating the income tax will drive growth. Economists disagree |
2/22/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
WKYT Investigates | Kentucky's antiquated unemployment system |
2/22/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Covid-aid exemption to get look House also set to weigh 2 tax bills on jobless benefits |
2/22/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Arizona continues to trail other states in higher-ed support |
2/22/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
News Story |
'It's sleazy': Local legislators, community leaders voice discontent with capital gains tax bill |
2/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Liberal wishes for Murphy budget: Hike sales, business, estate tax |
2/22/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Virginia Senate Rejects Farm Worker Minimum Wage Bill |
2/22/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Utah Health Agencies Aim To Improve Rate of Maternal Mental Health Screenings |
2/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Georgia Groups Grade New Cobb County Sheriff 50 Days In | Atlanta Daily World |
2/21/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Louisiana's dependence on federal aid leaves budget picture unclear |
2/21/2021 |
Oklahoma |
N/A |
News Story |
Political notebook: Oklahoma lawmakers target civil disobedience |
2/21/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
Editorial |
Nellie Bly Scholarship a step in the right direction in lowering college costs |
2/21/2021 |
Wisconsin |
State Finances |
News Story |
Tony Evers' budget takes nearly $2 billion chunk out of state's improving financial situation |
2/20/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Don't Shift Taxes to the Poor |
2/20/2021 |
Maine |
Equity |
News Story |
First woman of color crowned Miss Maine supporting black-owned businesses in Maine during Black History Month |
2/20/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Mexico lawmakers hear from experts on child well being |
2/19/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Impact Of COVID-19 On College Enrollment |
2/19/2021 |
Oregon |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Oregon Business - Opinion: Why Tax Transparency Benefits Businesses |
2/19/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
MI Newswire - MSHDA convenes strategic council to improve housing in Michigan |
2/19/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Clock ticks as feds threaten to remove work requirement from Georgia's partial Medicaid expansion |
2/19/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Louisiana's dependence on federal aid leaves budget picture unclear |
2/19/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Floridians can sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance up until May 15 |
2/19/2021 |
Connecticut |
Health Care |
News Story |
Status Of Insurance Program For Children Remains In Question |
2/19/2021 |
Connecticut |
Health Care |
News Story |
Health Care By The Numbers: Gathering Data On Racial Disparities |
2/19/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Arizona continues to trail other states in higher-ed support |
2/19/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
School Discipline Reform Will Be on General Assembly Docket |
2/19/2021 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Your Social Security benefits are mostly un-taxed income |
2/19/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
News Story |
Editorial Roundup: New England |
2/19/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
MI Newswire - State task force urges new state policies to tackle root causes of poverty, bring opportunity to more Michiganders |
2/18/2021 |
Utah |
Income Support |
News Story |
Bill could end Social Security tax for Utah retirees making less than $50K |
2/18/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Dems pitch wealth tax despite pledge for no new taxes by House leadership |
2/18/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Equity |
News Story |
Analysis: Bay State's EV Rebate Program Overwhelmingly Benefits Wealthy Suburbanites |
2/18/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Where states are boosting or slashing higher ed funding amid the pandemic |
2/18/2021 |
Maine |
Equity |
News Story |
Committee endorses bill to require racial impact statements in all state legislation |
2/18/2021 |
California |
Immigration |
News Story |
California Considers Stimulus for Undocumented Workers Left Out of Federal Aid |
2/18/2021 |
Louisiana |
Education |
News Story |
Quick hits: Louisiana news briefs for Thursday, Feb. 18 |
2/18/2021 |
New Hampshire |
State Finances |
News Story |
Why isn't food insecurity among governor's budget priorities? |
2/18/2021 |
Colorado |
Immigration |
News Story |
Report Shows Positive Financial Impact of Immigrant Legal Defense Fund |
2/18/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Cost of college in Pennsylvania is rising while state funding is decreasing |
2/18/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Could legalized gambling in Alabama be the cure for what ails rural health care? |
2/18/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
Halfway there: Lawmakers hit crucial stretch |
2/18/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Report: Arizona continues to trail other states in higher-ed support |
2/18/2021 |
Montana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Shaping Budget and Tax Policies - Flathead Beacon |
2/18/2021 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
Budget clash could clarify voters' choices |
2/18/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
A drain or a boon? |
2/17/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Pennsylvania ranks among worst states in funding higher education, student loan debt |
2/17/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Think Michigan Babies Set to Halt Barriers to Low-Income Families |
2/17/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Pa. ranked 6th worst for Higher Ed funding; Democrats push proposals to help students in debt |
2/17/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
43% of Michiganders are too poor to afford basic necessities of life, report finds |
2/17/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Budget tackles pressing needs |
2/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden's Recovery Plan |
2/17/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
These steps could help lift Michiganders out of poverty |
2/17/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Health Care |
News Story |
NY gov details cannabis plan changes (Newsletter: February 17, 2021) |
2/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
Kentucky Downs looks to expand into Warren County |
2/17/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Governors propose cuts, increases and other changes for higher ed funding, depending on the state |
2/17/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Utahns have another chance to enroll in Affordable Care Act marketplace |
2/17/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
ACLU-DC Sues D.C. Police Over Stop and Frisk Data. Again. |
2/17/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Think Tank Calls For Income Tax On Corporate Profits |
2/17/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
Wisconsin lawmakers approve waiving businesses' taxes on coronavirus aid | Superior Telegram |
2/17/2021 |
Missouri |
Equity |
News Story |
Missouri lawmakers consider making ballot initiatives harder for voters to pass |
2/17/2021 |
Florida |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Court fines help fund Florida government, but harm Floridians |
2/16/2021 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
Fiscal Policy Institute Talks Taxes, Budget |
2/16/2021 |
Montana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Montana preparing to distribute millions in fed rental assistance |
2/16/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Criminal justice reform advocates push support proposals this session |
2/15/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
The Choice Is Clear for Washington Democrats: Pass Progressive Taxes or Perpetuate a Racist Tax Code |
2/15/2021 |
Montana |
State Finances |
News Story |
As Montanans' demand for mental health care soars, budget ax set to strike |
2/15/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
West Virginians are begging Gov. Jim Justice for economic aid. He's sitting on $665 million that could help |
2/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
NJ must support unauthorized immigrants in pandemic |
2/13/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Arizona has money, lacks ambition, to solve its pandemic problems |
2/13/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Tony Evers budget would allow counties, some cities additional sales tax |
2/12/2021 |
New York |
Immigration |
News Story |
Economists Push Biden On Path To Citizenship For Undocumented Immigrants |
2/12/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
A new idea on mandatory minimum sentences |
2/12/2021 |
Florida |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Fines and fees help fund Florida but harm many Floridians | Opinion |
2/12/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Fred Albert: Justice's 'paradise' not the WV children deserve (Opinion) |
2/12/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Virginia's House and Senate pass competing state budget plans |
2/12/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
150k Michigan families would be eligible for child care subsidies under Whitmer's budget |
2/12/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
DC task force recommends major investments in affordable housing to prevent crime |
2/12/2021 |
New Mexico |
Immigration |
News Story |
New Mexico nonprofit seeks pandemic aid for migrants |
2/11/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Joseph Wyatt: History shows income tax repeal a bad idea (Opinion) |
2/11/2021 |
Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
A safety net should not be set up at the floor |
2/11/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Taxes |
Editorial |
Coalition to future Governor McKee: Tax the rich and invest in housing, economic justice and decarceration |
2/11/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Processing error leaves cancer patient with $10K out-of-network bill |
2/11/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Reed: Paid Family Medical Leave Has Momentum & Can Help Improve Public Health & the U.S. Economy |
2/11/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Legislators may assert more authority over federal emergency appropriations |
2/11/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Legislation on Utah's Capitol Hill aims at closing health insurance gap for kids |
2/10/2021 |
Washington |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Washington's Children Shouldn't Have to Relive Our Past Mistakes |
2/10/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
Phasing out income-tax revenue a dangerous game |
2/10/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
N/A |
News Story |
Pennsylvania's Tom Wolf pitches path to $15 minimum wage as Congress considers national jump |
2/10/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Brace yourselves. More voucher bills on state agenda |
2/10/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid expansion is key to combating state budget deficit |
2/10/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The Effects of Generational Poverty |
2/10/2021 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
Report: Taxing Rich Can Spur Recovery in New York |
2/10/2021 |
West Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
GOP plan: W.Va. tax cuts favor the wealthy, help private schools |
2/10/2021 |
Ohio |
N/A |
News Story |
Ohio lawmakers introduce bills to keep businesses from paying state taxes on PPP loans |
2/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
West Virginia Has Everyone's Attention. What Does It Need? |
2/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
W.Va. Lawmakers, Advocates Talk Criminal Justice Reform Ahead Of Session |
2/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Mary Lickert: Questions for the Legislature as session starts (Opinion) |
2/9/2021 |
Tennessee |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Mountain of Fees, Fines Trap TN Residents in Justice System |
2/9/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
Wisconsin Budget Project: Wisconsin needs an equitable tax system |
2/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
WV Bid to Abolish Income Tax Called "Devastating" to Children |
2/9/2021 |
Florida |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Florida should close tax loopholes for corporations |
2/9/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Health Care |
News Story |
4 GOPers explain why they voted against ending mask order; Vaccination exemptions blasted |
2/8/2021 |
Utah |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Robert Gehrke It's time for Utah to set its own minimum wage |
2/8/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
Educators Push for More Funding |
2/8/2021 |
Nebraska |
Taxes |
News Story |
Bills would offer tax relief for Nebraskans |
2/8/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
News Story |
Anna Baumann: Voucher would drain much-needed resources from Kentucky's public schools |
2/8/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Tremendous fight' looms in Florida over excluding 'hard-to-hire' workers from the minimum wage |
2/8/2021 |
Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Senate bill would incentivize Medicaid expansion nationwide |
2/7/2021 |
Tennessee |
State Finances |
News Story |
Amid huge state revenue surplus, Tennessee teachers urge Gov. Lee to go big on K-12 support |
2/7/2021 |
New York |
Immigration |
News Story |
Immigrants in U.S. illegally cautiously optimistic about Biden path to citizenship plan |
2/7/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Dividing Lines': How Norfolk ended school segregation - then created it again |
2/7/2021 |
Montana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Governor's tax policies hitting state Legislature |
2/7/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Mexico Releases Data on Child Poverty and Welfare |
2/7/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Michigan House wants to release federal COVID emergency funds for families in installments |
2/6/2021 |
Nebraska |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Ricketts, Sen. Stinner spar over maneuver to trigger additional property tax relief |
2/6/2021 |
Tennessee |
State Finances |
News Story |
Cooper: Consumer spending, tax revenues put Tennessee in better financial shape than most states |
2/6/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
House OKs business tax relief, setting up faceoff with Senate; House adopts narrow tax benefit for businesses, setting up showdown with Senate |
2/6/2021 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Santa Fe families continue to battle hunger |
2/6/2021 |
Wisconsin |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Wisconsin's Act 10 has produced labor savings, but at a cost |
2/5/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic Exposes Social Disparities Inside Appalachia |
2/5/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Nigel Jeffries: Release on recognizance has failed (Opinion) |
2/5/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Some Virginia school systems say they'll lose out under enrollment loss funding formula |
2/5/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio's unemployed grow desperate as they wait for jobless benefits to resume |
2/5/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax system revamp for Louisiana is in the works with one overall goal: lowering rates |
2/5/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tribes say Montana tax proposal disrespects sovereignty |
2/5/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio Valley ReSource Updates Kentucky COVID Data Tracker |
2/5/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Georgia's new senators back incentive bill for Medicaid expansion |
2/5/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Mexico child well-being had improved, but the pandemic brought setbacks |
2/4/2021 |
Florida |
Immigration |
News Story |
New Ad Campaign Aimed At Biden Shows Difficulties Undocumented Families Have Faced Amid Pandemic |
2/4/2021 |
Vermont |
Health Care |
News Story |
VRN: Human nature and COVID, red v. gray foxes, resistance to antibiotics |
2/3/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Carrying Betsy DeVos' Torch: More States Push Voucher Programs |
2/3/2021 |
Virginia |
Immigration |
News Story |
2021 General Assembly Live: Ongoing Coverage |
2/2/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
New coalition looking to end the War on Drugs |
2/2/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Program to help Michigan renters avoid eviction on hold until Legislature approves funding |
2/2/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
State lawmakers want check on return from Georgia's billions in tax breaks |
2/2/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
State is years behind in reporting on Medicaid program quality |
2/2/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
COVID-19's effect on public's role in NJ governance | NJ Spotlight News |
2/1/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Why men should support expanding access to abortion |
2/1/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
With lawmakers poised to act, groups want higher tax rate on HHR slots |
2/1/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
News Story |
Critics Say Kentucky Voucher Plan Would Siphon Funds from Public Schools |
2/1/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
Coalition says Kentucky should raise taxes on slot-like gaming |
2/1/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
House advances abortion bills, city sales taxes, Sanctuary City debate heats up & more |
2/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Letter to the editor: Prospering states do so without income tax |
1/31/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
It's time for Ohio's lawmakers to focus on the people: Wendy Patton (Opinion) |
1/31/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Bozeman is pushing for a local option sales tax again. No one has high hopes about its prospects. |
1/31/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Whitmer, GOP legislature compete over COVID relief funding |
1/31/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
Scott wants lawmakers to take the lead on looming pension problem |
1/30/2021 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Bill to help restaurants and workers advances |
1/30/2021 |
Georgia |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Ga. lawmakers must put people first for an equitable recovery |
1/30/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Watch Out Poor & Middle Class! Gas Taxes May Soon Increase! |
1/30/2021 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New Mexico bill would remove minimum wage exemption for high schoolers |
1/30/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Education |
News Story |
Senate Committee Advances Bill To Limit Governor's Ability To Oust Education Board Members |
1/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New Ohio jobless claims hit 10-month high, showing state's economy remains in a coronavirus slump |
1/28/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
School advocates call Baker's funding proposal inadequate - CommonWealth Magazine |
1/28/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
News Story |
Baker budget tapping reserves |
1/28/2021 |
Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Warner bill would expand access to affordable healthcare coverage |
1/28/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Ohio's statewide COVID-19 response failed incarcerated Ohioans |
1/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Letters: Don't forget earned-income credit, that helps the poor who work hard for a living |
1/28/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
News Story |
Janet Mills has handed Republicans their 1st tax victory over her |
1/28/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Warner & Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Raise the Minimum Wage |
1/28/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gas Taxes May Soon Increase. Here's Why That's Especially Bad News for the Poor and Middle Class |
1/28/2021 |
Kansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
The Heavy Cost of an Empty Campus |
1/28/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Advancing Health Care Affordability Efforts |
1/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
$15 minimum wage tough sell |
1/28/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New legislative bid seeks to raise Ohio's minimum wage |
1/28/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Maine Center for Economic Policy: No Double-Dip Tax Breaks for Businesses That Received PPP Grants |
1/28/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
News Story |
Baker budgeting based on COVID-19 lessons |
1/28/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Advocates For Social Services And Education Say It's Time To Tap Ohio's Rainy-Day Fund - WOUB Public Media |
1/28/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Non-profit groups take different stances on Governor Whitmer's COVID-19 policies |
1/28/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Reactions pour in after State of the State address |
1/28/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Advocates For Social Services And Education Say It's Time To Tap Ohio's Rainy-Day Fund |
1/28/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
D.C. Residents Want Biden's Support to Battle City Woes |
1/27/2021 |
Nebraska |
Taxes |
News Story |
Proposed lid on spending of Nebraska's property taxes draws fire from local governments |
1/27/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
COVID-19 Vaccine Information Town Hall This Saturday at 11 AM |
1/27/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
News Story |
Missouri budget brimming with cash as Gov. Parson rolls out annual spending plan |
1/27/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
"Day Care Deserts." A look into KY's dramatic decrease in child care options. |
1/27/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
Legislative leaders react to Gov. Phil Scott's budget proposal |
1/27/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Audits for Georgia tax breaks revived in General Assembly session |
1/27/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Arguments over $15 minimum wage persist as Biden pushes COVID economic rescue plan |
1/27/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Congressman Hank Johnson sets virtual vaccine information town hall Jan. 30 |
1/27/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Judge rejects two claims in Prop. 208 lawsuits |
1/27/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Texas could see Medicaid funding boost under public health emergency to be extended through 2021 |
1/27/2021 |
Alabama |
Equity |
News Story |
The Pandemic Reveals Racial Gaps in School Meal Access |
1/27/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Montana Lawmakers Consider Local Option Sales Tax Bill |
1/27/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Standards of Quality discussion has to be rooted in achieving better results |
1/26/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Amid deadly pandemic, Georgia not increasing public-health spending |
1/26/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio Democrats to Introduce Bill Raising Minimum Wage to $15 |
1/26/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gianforte's First Budget Outlines Tax Cuts, Spending Increases And Deficit |
1/26/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
DeWine Orders $390 Million In Budget Cuts, Adds Funding For Education |
1/26/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
How chronic underfunding fueled Georgia's Covid-19 vaccine woes |
1/26/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New Legislative Bid for $15 Minimum Wage in Ohio |
1/26/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Lawmakers should strengthen economic recovery through much-needed relief |
1/26/2021 |
Maryland |
Taxes |
News Story |
Maryland Governor's Budget Includes Tax Relief for Retirees |
1/26/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Lawmakers pushing Ohio minimum wage hike; study shows significant business impact |
1/26/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
DeWine Orders $390 Million Ohio Budget Cut, But Adds Money For Education - WOUB Public Media |
1/25/2021 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Lawmakers Must Stabilize Revenue Streams and Send More Help to Struggling Families - New Mexico In Depth |
1/25/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
News Story |
Mills' budget proposal would tax Paycheck Protection Program funds as income |
1/25/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Save Our Storefronts – The Fight For Rent Relief For Small Businesses One Story At A Time |
1/25/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Study Finds Ohio Should Reinstate Corporate Income Tax |
1/25/2021 |
Alabama |
Income Support |
News Story |
Biden's executive orders on food stamps won't spur immediate changes |
1/25/2021 |
Texas |
Education |
Editorial |
Editorial: Biden must keep his promise to HBCUs. Fair funding benefits us all. |
1/25/2021 |
Texas |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Essential workers in Texas looking for a raise? Maybe Washington will step up |
1/24/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Early state data point to higher vaccination rates among whites than other groups |
1/24/2021 |
North Carolina |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
A just pandemic recovery would grow N.C.'s abundance by sharing it |
1/24/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Hufstetler to examine state tax credits as Georgia lawmakers feel pressure to raise spending |
1/24/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Portland businesses struggle to keep up with new $18 hazard pay |
1/24/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
News Story |
Baker Budget To Fund 2019 School Reform Law |
1/23/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Austerity won't help New Mexico's children |
1/23/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Rick Wilson: Eliminating WV income tax would be disastrous |
1/23/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Pressure to Raise Spending Clear in Georgia Budget Talks |
1/23/2021 |
Colorado |
Immigration |
News Story |
THE BIDEN AGENDA | Colorado will feel administration's moves on immigration, COVID, climate |
1/23/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Trump administration's $1.5 billion healthcare gift may hurt push for Medicaid expansion |
1/22/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
COVID-19 pandemic worsens housing disparities in Boston |
1/22/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Employers face 'staggering' hike in unemployment taxes |
1/22/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Strategies To Build Worker Power in Maine |
1/22/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Longer eviction ban, Biden executive orders draw sighs of short-term relief in New Orleans area |
1/22/2021 |
Idaho |
State Finances |
News Story |
Boasting bigger pocketbooks, Idaho budget chief touts tax relief, infrastructure plans |
1/22/2021 |
Maine |
Education |
News Story |
A third of Maine student loan borrowers could have debt eliminated under Biden plan |
1/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
West Virginia Governor's Income Tax Elimination Plan Is Met With Misinformation & Misdirection |
1/21/2021 |
Oregon |
Equity |
News Story |
Oregon faces legal challenges after establishing blacks-only COVID-19 relief fund |
1/21/2021 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
THE BIDEN AGENDA | Executive actions on climate draw cheers, warnings across Colorado |
1/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Latest COVID-19 package contains necessary relief, but Congress must do more |
1/21/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Optimistic outlook for NH economy – with caveats |
1/21/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Georgia's slow COVID vaccine rollout exposes broad public health shortfall |
1/20/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
Editorial |
Whitmer continues attack on virus |
1/20/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Promoting rural broadband with tax breaks |
1/20/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers School of Public Health Lead Pledge Declaring that Racism is a Public Health Crisis |
1/20/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Changes Ohioans, and Americans, may feel in President Biden's first 100 days |
1/20/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Study Says Ohio Needs to Reinstate Corporate Income Tax |
1/20/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
What Will The Next Year Look Like For W.Va.'s Economy? |
1/20/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
State officials forcing public to choose between health, government participation |
1/20/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Budget, policy panel: 'Inexplicable' to consider income tax cuts during pandemic, recession |
1/20/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
President-elect Biden's COVID plan includes tax cuts for parents |
1/19/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Sen. Brown urged to push Appalachian infrastructure support |
1/19/2021 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
Proposed tax credit for low- and middle-income families in Connecticut could provide up to $1,800 in relief |
1/19/2021 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
Proposal would give CT poor, middle class families largest tax break in years |
1/19/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Kemp to Use $5M in Virus Aid to Help Students Finish College |
1/19/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Advocates weigh in on pros and cons of proposed $15 minimum wage hike |
1/19/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Biden 15 dollar minimum wage proposal sparks debate |
1/18/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Column: Making a difference takes preparation |
1/18/2021 |
Vermont |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax commission recommends using income tax to fund education |
1/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
W.Va. officials want to cut the income tax, but it’s a big budget challenge |
1/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
W.Va. officials want to cut the income tax, but it's a big budget challenge |
1/17/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Statehouse Beat: There GOP goes again on income taxes |
1/16/2021 |
Connecticut |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Susan Campbell: New training for real estate agents should improve home ownership equity in CT |
1/16/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
Michigan's projected tax revenue more than $2B more than expected. |
1/16/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
With increase in Vt. and federal push from Biden, NH's minimum wage in the spotlight |
1/16/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Legislature passes Medicaid block grant |
1/16/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Senate approves Medicaid block grant, paves path for House |
1/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Mexico holds final sale of federal land to oil and gas under Trump administration |
1/15/2021 |
Tennessee |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Sycamore Institute Report Examines the Cost of Criminal Justice |
1/15/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Remove outdated regulations to provide more access & options for Texas patients |
1/15/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Kentucky Residents Still Have Questions About Unemployment Benefits |
1/15/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Biden's wage hike plan reignites debate in Louisiana, 'Very long overdue' |
1/15/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Years of budget cuts may be making it harder for state to distribute COVID-19 vaccine, experts say |
1/15/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Who directly benefits from Gianforte tax cuts? |
1/15/2021 |
Maryland |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Here's how to make Maryland's tax system fairer this year | COMMENTARY |
1/14/2021 |
California |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
These Californians don't get stimulus checks - why advocates want Newsom to do more for them |
1/14/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
Trump administration set for its last auction of U.S. oil drilling rights |
1/14/2021 |
California |
State Finances |
News Story |
The Budget Crisis Testing Blue State Liberalism |
1/14/2021 |
Washington |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New revenue would boost state GDP, add 66,000 new jobs |
1/14/2021 |
Washington |
State Finances |
News Story |
Public Investments Key to WA Governor's Recovery Vision |
1/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Funding to feed families during the pandemic |
1/14/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
No greater guarantee than rising school taxes |
1/13/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohioans Need Bridge to Recovery, Not Just a Step |
1/13/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Private school vouchers back on the state legislative agenda |
1/13/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
State of the State: Democrats, progressives loved it … Republicans, business groups not so much |
1/13/2021 |
Maryland |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Hogan's stimulus check proposal could miss thousands of low-income Marylanders |
1/13/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Mexico's Economists: "Like It or Not, We're at the Tail End of the Fossil Fuel Age." |
1/12/2021 |
New Mexico |
Education |
News Story |
Poll: NM Voters Support Boost to Early-Education Funding |
1/12/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
NJPP Applauds Gov. Murphy for Rejecting Austerity |
1/12/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
COVID concerns pair with budget constraints as schools brace for 2021 |
1/12/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
140,000 Jobs Lost in December, Largest Drop Since Spring |
1/12/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Jersey Cannabis Legalization Deal Implodes |
1/12/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Analysis | Biden's goal, 'Build Back Better,' is also Democrats' aim in Virginia and Maryland |
1/11/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
WTOC Investigates: Declining Enrollment |
1/11/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
A 2021 wish for better transparency in Trenton |
1/11/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
KY jailer concerned over proposed budget cuts, policy expert weighs in |
1/11/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Gov. Mills' proposed budget analyzed |
1/11/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Tennessee's Medicaid block grant waiver approved by federal government |
1/11/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Marijuana legalization collapses |
1/10/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
Environmental Public Health Group Became Program Of New Mexico Voices For Children Jan. 1 |
1/10/2021 |
New York |
State Finances |
News Story |
History repeats itself: Amid crisis, Cuomo hopes to fuel optimism in State of the State |
1/10/2021 |
California |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
How Californians plan to spend $600 stimulus checks - some need the money, some can share it |
1/9/2021 |
Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Ongoing problems that hurt Virginia's vaccine rollout cloud its promises to widen eligibility and go faster |
1/9/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Georgia schools to get $2 billion in federal stimulus |
1/9/2021 |
Montana |
Equity |
News Story |
Analysis: Highest-income Montanans got $719M in 2 years from GOP tax law |
1/9/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
A new law in N.J. put an end to surprise medical bills for patients, but doctors win in most cases, study says |
1/9/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Tulsa World editorial: Good state revenue news should lead lawmakers to make sustainable, equitable choices to produce structural economic growth |
1/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
WVCBP: Overcrowded and Overburdened, West Virginia counties struggle to pay regional jail bills |
1/8/2021 |
Connecticut |
Equity |
News Story |
Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith Takes Aim at Racial Gaps in Health Care |
1/8/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ky. Still Can't Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt |
1/8/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Business Report: US job losses, tax incentives questioned, PPP program ramps up | Video | NJ Spotlight News |
1/8/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Gov. Mills proposes $8.4 billion, 2-year budget that doesn't raise taxes |
1/8/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Murphy Signs $14B Business Tax Break Bill Into Law |
1/8/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Murphy hails new tax break law as investment in state's economy | NJ Spotlight News |
1/7/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
National book month to help improve child literacy rates |
1/7/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Will state lawmakers consider Medicaid expansion? Health care reform is our No. 6 issue of the 2021 legislative session. |
1/7/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Minimum Wage Hike to Impact Small Businesses |
1/7/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Louisiana food stamps recipients could see 15% increase in benefits starting Friday; here's why |
1/7/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
SADOW: The More We Find Out About JBE's Medicaid Expansion, The Worse It Looks |
1/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
NJ's new $14.5 billion economic plan enacted by Murphy |
1/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Murphy signs hastily-passed tax incentives bill into law |
1/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Governor Signs Economic Recovery Act Sponsored by Newark Lawmakers |
1/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Murphy signs landmark $14.5B economic incentive package |
1/7/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
New legislative session, new hope |
1/6/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
COVID-19 deaths rising in overcrowded West Virginia regional jails |
1/6/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
COVID relief is on the way. But as hunger persists, is it too little too late for some Kentuckians? |
1/6/2021 |
Utah |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Public Policy and the Politics of Pandemics - KCPW |
1/6/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
As Coal Economy Crumbles, Advocates Seek Solutions to Save Two Regions |
1/6/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
Op-Ed |
Here's what (and who) outmigration reports miss about N.J. |
1/6/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic forcing KY moms out of the workforce |
1/6/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Whitmer signs bills that make dramatic changes to state's criminal justice system |
1/5/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid costs set to soar |
1/5/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
The Election in Georgia Is About Reproductive Justice |
1/5/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
PROPOSITION 208: State starts collecting tax to pay for education. But for how long? |
1/5/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Wage gap, and economic recovery: Key takeaways from the State of Working Vermont 2020 report |
1/5/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
Employers no longer required to give employees paid sick leave for COVID-19 |
1/5/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Policy Matters Ohio: New Unemployment Benefits 'Not Enough' |
1/5/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
America's Traditional K-12 Learners are Leaving, Costing Schools Hundreds of Millions in Their Wake |
1/4/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Georgia's Working People Deserve Better: In the States Roundup |
1/4/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Whitmer signs bills to curb license suspensions, dozens of criminal justice reforms |
1/4/2021 |
Louisiana |
Education |
News Story |
Continuing Education Courses Create Pandemic Opportunities |
1/3/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Kids Count report highlights toll of COVID-19 pandemic on Michigan families |
1/3/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
NH's minimum wage stands out as lowest in New England |
1/2/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Advocates say Ohio's 10-cent boost to minimum wage isn't enough for working families |
1/2/2021 |
Connecticut |
Health Care |
News Story |
Campbell: As COVID vaccine is distributed, circle of 'essential' workers needs expansion |
1/2/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
How the NJ Legislature plans to push through $14B in tax breaks in less than one week |
1/1/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
COVID Relief Is Coming. But As Hunger Persists, Some Wonder If It Is Too Late. |
1/1/2021 |
Arkansas |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The states where the minimum wage is highest in 2021 |
1/1/2021 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New Year, new minimum wage: Colorado's hourly rate jumps to $12.32 an hour on Friday |
1/1/2021 |
Arkansas |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
State minimum wage climbs to $11 an hour |
1/1/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Maine renters are at lowest danger of getting evicted, national study shows |
12/31/2020 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
CT's wealth gap is an obstacle to sustainable inclusive growth |
12/31/2020 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Ohio inmate who survived execution attempt for killing 14-year-old girl dies of coronavirus |
12/31/2020 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
PANDEMIC RELIEF | Colorado who's who dishes on favorite takeout meals in 2020 |
12/31/2020 |
Rhode Island |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
RI House and Senate to open session in remote locations |
12/31/2020 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
N.J. minimum wage is jumping another $1 an hour Friday. Ailing businesses say they can't afford it. |
12/31/2020 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Businesses worry minimum wage increase coming at the wrong time |
12/31/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Bill Straub: Count reasons for McConnell's disdain for $2,000 stimulus checks; maybe 30 million of them |
12/31/2020 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Covid-19 made a bad situation worse for many Vermonters |
12/30/2020 |
Virginia |
Immigration |
News Story |
Virginia To Offer Illegal Immigrants Legal Driving Permits Starting Jan. 1 |
12/30/2020 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Should minority communities in Utah be prioritized for vaccine? |
12/30/2020 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Lawmakers pass criminal justice reforms |
12/30/2020 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
39% of population in Louisiana on Medicaid |
12/30/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
More Than Half Of Michigan Families Lost Employment Income During Pandemic, Says Report |
12/30/2020 |
Oklahoma |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Researchers Explore Complicating Factors In Oklahoma's Public Assistance System |
12/30/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Kentucky Hurting While Awaiting Federal Pandemic Aid - The New York Times (nytimes.com) |
12/29/2020 |
Vermont |
Equity |
News Story |
Economic report shifts focus for pandemic |
12/29/2020 |
Pennsylvania |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Good government groups say GOP judicial amendment will 'politicize' the courts |
12/29/2020 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
4 Burger King Restaurants Are Closing Forever - Guardian Liberty Voice |
12/29/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Kentuckians still waiting on unemployment benefits after filing in the spring |
12/29/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio's minimum wage to rise by 10 cents per hour in 2021 |
12/29/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Advocates for children petition Ohio governor |
12/28/2020 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report: Pandemic taking toll on Vermont economy, workforce |
12/28/2020 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Trump's Delayed Signing Of Relief Bill Frustrates Unemployment Assistance |
12/28/2020 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
Ky. Lawmakers Return For Budget Talks Soon. New Revenue May Be Needed. |
12/28/2020 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
How new COVID relief bill with impact Mainers |
12/28/2020 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
NJ's 2020 finances batttered by the pandemic | NJ Spotlight News |
12/28/2020 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
New Jersey Alliance For Immigrant Justice Welcomes New Director |
12/28/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Column: Ohio can learn from New Jersey to rebalance tax law |
12/28/2020 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Sisters Health Foundation helps fund health efforts |
12/27/2020 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
Here's why it make take years for Rhode Island's economy to recover from COVID |
12/27/2020 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Tighter budgets and derailed careers: the coronavirus pandemic's financial impacts on women |
12/27/2020 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Georgia jobless face payment delays after federal relief bill stalls |
12/26/2020 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Michigan lawmakers made big inroads on criminal justice reform, but advocates say there's more to be done |
12/26/2020 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
News Story |
New Mexico tax policy: Here's what experts are saying needs to change |
12/26/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio teachers demand change as wages lag |
12/26/2020 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
These New Jerseyans deserve a better holiday |
12/25/2020 |
Virginia |
Immigration |
News Story |
Undocumented immigrants in Virginia can soon drive legally, but mistrust, privacy concerns persist |
12/25/2020 |
Rhode Island |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Reason for hope, but 'difficult time' still ahead |
12/24/2020 |
New York |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Dominicans in New York are confident in the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine |
12/24/2020 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid cuts may still loom in Florida amid COVID-19 health care crisis |
12/24/2020 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
208K Added to Louisiana Medicaid Rolls in COVID-19 Pandemic |
12/24/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Gov. Whitmer signs water shutoff moratorium legislation |
12/24/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Phil Murphy, eyeing reelection, inks tax credit deal - and disappoints reformers |
12/24/2020 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Coronavirus stimulus bill includes holiday gifts to Pa. brewers, racetracks, and other local interests |
12/24/2020 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Presidential Election Hostilities May Fuel Fight Over Courts |
12/24/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Bill Straub: Paul says money doesn't grow on trees; so, McConnell, what do you think of El Presidente now? |
12/24/2020 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
More than 200,000 added to Louisiana Medicaid rolls during pandemic |
12/23/2020 |
North Carolina |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
End-of-year COVID relief package is a down payment on what's needed |
12/23/2020 |
Maryland |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The 12 Days of Christmas and Our Best Stories -- Here's Day #1, on Hunger – Maryland Matters |
12/23/2020 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Helfrich: Toomey 'was just wrong' to ax lending from COVID-19 package |
12/23/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Lame-duck COVID-19 aid a win for workers, businesses |
12/23/2020 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Even With New Relief Package, Georgia Could See Higher Levels Of Hunger For Years |
12/23/2020 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
In The Know: Virus becomes Tulsa Co.'s 4th leading cause of death |
12/23/2020 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Letter to the Editor: Fight not over when it comes to criminal justice reform |
12/23/2020 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
What can happen behind closed doors and how to fix it for justice-involved families |
12/23/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Kentucky needs to 'reprogram' computers to pay new $300 jobless benefit, Beshear says |
12/23/2020 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
Are Lamont and fellow Democrats headed for tax reform showdown? |
12/22/2020 |
California |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
What the new COVID-19 relief package means for California's mixed-status families |
12/22/2020 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Georgia agency: Relief package doesn't do enough |
12/22/2020 |
Florida |
Taxes |
News Story |
Florida Chamber, business groups want to cut rising unemployment tax |
12/22/2020 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
As Congress eyes coronavirus relief, Georgia runoffs also weigh on deal |
12/22/2020 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
$14 billion incentive program ready for Murphy's signature |
12/22/2020 |
Arkansas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Marshallese are poised to regain health benefits |
12/22/2020 |
Kentucky |
Income Support |
News Story |
Online SNAP Program Could Increase Food Accessibility In Ohio Valley |
12/22/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio Valley Economic Outlook Grim As COVID Aid Programs End |
12/22/2020 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Multiyear $14B Tax Break Bill |
12/22/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Michigan Launches Series Of Small Business Programs Amid Pandemic |
12/22/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Gov. Whitmer announces new support for families, restaurants, and residents facing eviction |
12/22/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Programs implemented to help Michigan businesses, families |
12/22/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
N.J. approves $14 billion in corporate tax breaks |
12/22/2020 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Michigan Will Reprise Liquor Buyback for Restaurants & Bars |
12/22/2020 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
La. unemployment figures show younger Black women most likely to remain out of work |
12/22/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
Editorial |
Murphy's $11 billion tax break proposal for New Jersey needs a pause |
12/21/2020 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
Who Wants to Tax the Rich? These Assembly Lawmakers |
12/21/2020 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
As pandemic tears through Louisiana's economy, Medicaid enrollment surges by 208,000 |
12/21/2020 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Sisters Health Foundation awards $900K in grants |
12/21/2020 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
As Congress eyes coronavirus relief, Ga. runoffs also weigh on deal |
12/21/2020 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Group seeking help for kids on 7 key issues |
12/21/2020 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Kids Count Reports Examines Child Well-Being In 2020 |
12/20/2020 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Louisiana unemployment demographics show younger Black women most likely to remain out of work |
12/20/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
An obscene rush on corporate tax breaks |
12/20/2020 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Tax reform would serve N.M.'s children |
12/20/2020 |
Ohio |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
The pay gulf is growing between CEOs and their workers: Michael Shields |
12/20/2020 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Community reacts to Congress' $900 billion relief stimulus deal |
12/20/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Northeast Ohio business leaders reflect on a tumultuous 2020 and look ahead to 2021 |
12/20/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The New Plans to Remake Appalachia's Economy |
12/19/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
After scandal and delays, massive N.J. corporate tax credit bill gets major push, with scant scrutiny |
12/19/2020 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
Union-backed plan would hike taxes on richest New Yorkers |
12/19/2020 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
Editorial |
Cooper: Hamilton County falls in health profile, and the coronavirus likely will make it worse |
12/19/2020 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Unemployed Georgians approaching Dec. 26 financial cliff |
12/19/2020 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
COVID-19 cases surging in Ohio's prison system; Inmates report social distancing means moving them to wet, moldy buildings |
12/19/2020 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
Despite a difficult year, Rhode Island passed a decent 2021 budget – We can do better for 2022 |
12/19/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Senate Passes $465M COVID-19 Relief Bill In Long Friday Session |
12/19/2020 |
Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Task force sets goal: Quality child care for all by 2030 |
12/19/2020 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Unemployed Georgians approaching Dec. 26th financial cliff |
12/19/2020 |
Rhode Island |
Equity |
News Story |
TGIF: Ian Donnis' politics/media roundup for December 18, 2020 |
12/19/2020 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic leads more Mainers to work fewer hours or in less-skilled jobs |
12/19/2020 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Legislation to lift lifetime ban on food assistance for people with drug felonies passes the House |
12/18/2020 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Report presented to legislative committee speaks to the need to diversify New Mexico tax system |
12/18/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
How the NJ Legislature plans to push through $11.5B in tax breaks in less than one week |
12/18/2020 |
Montana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Kalispell residents speak out about rental costs |
12/18/2020 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Criminal Justice Reform, Flint Settlement, Electronic Meetings Bills Head To Gov's Desk |
12/18/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
"Classic Trenton": Murphy Agrees To Plan Worth $11.5 Billion In Corporate Tax Breaks |
12/18/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Can Corporate Tax Incentives Revive a Pandemic Economy? New Jersey Thinks They Can. |
12/18/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
NJPP Testimony: Legislators Should Vote NO on $11.5 Billion Corporate Subsidy Bill |
12/18/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
What's in the NJ $14B tax break plan? |
12/18/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Massive corporate tax breaks back for New Jersey? | NJ Spotlight News |
12/18/2020 |
New Mexico |
Equity |
News Story |
Report: Improved Tax Policies Would Help Fix NM's Racial Inequity |
12/17/2020 |
Rhode Island |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report: Essential workers in Rhode Island struggle to make ends meet, says EPI |
12/17/2020 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
Rich NY'ers would pay more in taxes in plan |
12/17/2020 |
Utah |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Raise Up SLC begins distributing 'Salt Laker Cards' to those most impacted by COVID-19 |
12/17/2020 |
Rhode Island |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report: Front-line workers in RI not making enough to get by |
12/17/2020 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
For The Many Calls on Governor and Legislature to Take EDA Bill Off Fast-Track and Rein in $11.5 Billion Cap |
12/17/2020 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Work Or Kids? NJ Parents Find Tough Choices Amid COVID Pandemic |
12/17/2020 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Florida lawmakers may weigh cutting unemployment taxes for businesses, putting workers at risk |
12/17/2020 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Mostly cheers for new tax incentive programs |
12/17/2020 |
Rhode Island |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report: Essential workers continue to struggle to make ends meet |
12/17/2020 |
Washington |
Equity |
News Story |
Survey: COVID affects all aspects of life for low-income families |
12/16/2020 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
New York State Lawmakers Weigh Tax Increase on Wealthy |
12/16/2020 |
District of Columbia |
Equity |
News Story |
Montgomery County could “ban the box” for rental housing applications |
12/16/2020 |
Massachusetts |
Equity |
News Story |
Report: Pandemic-Fueled Poverty Especially Dire for Families of Color |
12/16/2020 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
NJ parents also essential during COVID - report calls for support |
12/16/2020 |
District of Columbia |
Equity |
News Story |
An agenda for Albany: Guidance for the state Legislature |
12/16/2020 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Murphy, top Dems cut deal to renew billion-dollar N.J. business incentive program once mired in scandal |
12/16/2020 |
Oregon |
Equity |
News Story |
America Is on Fire, and It’s an Inequality Nightmare |
12/15/2020 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Michigan Lawmakers to Do Away with Automatic License Suspensions |
12/15/2020 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
With hunger at crisis levels, states still haven't issued new P-EBT benefits |
12/14/2020 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
More than half of Michigan families lost income during pandemic |
12/14/2020 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Michigan Senate Passes Sweeping Criminal Justice Reforms |
12/14/2020 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New México Provides $5 Million in Financial Relief Funds |
12/13/2020 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Murphy said the coronavirus would wreck N.J.'s finances. Here's what actually happened so far. |
12/13/2020 |
Oklahoma |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Letter to the Editor: Oklahoma education won't survive without more funding |
12/13/2020 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
New to public assistance programs? You should know about the cliff effect |
12/13/2020 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Women are leaving the workforce in droves in southwest Ohio. Here's what they're saying about why |
12/13/2020 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
I couldn't find the balance.' Impact of women leaving workforce will ripple through economy |
12/13/2020 |
Florida |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
A holiday unlike any we’ve seen |
12/12/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Jason Bailey: Kentucky must remove roadblock to unemployment insurance, an economic stabilizer |
12/12/2020 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Studies show Medicaid expansion would insure thousands in RGV |
12/12/2020 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Lawmakers pass bills to curb license suspensions; Advocates praise moves to end mass incarceration |
12/12/2020 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Top Ohio CEOs Make More Than 300 Times Their Average Employees |
12/12/2020 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
State Lawmakers Face Unique Challenge With Doling Out Education Funding Next Year |
12/12/2020 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
"Voices" Think Tank Targets Tax Code |
12/9/2020 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
Child advocacy group calls for major tax shift to close 'highly unjust' income, wealth gaps |
12/9/2020 |
District of Columbia |
Equity |
News Story |
'Not just fluff': Hope of addressing D.C.'s deadly racial disparities within R.E.A.C.H. |
12/8/2020 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Ohio experts warn COVID-19 has more consumers turning to short-term loans |
12/8/2020 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
This rule would pay Louisiana nursing homes more money; here's why senior care advocates object to it |
12/8/2020 |
New York |
Education |
News Story |
Older People Feeling Weight of Student Loans |
12/8/2020 |
Texas |
Income Support |
News Story |
Instacart, Aldi deliver groceries to SNAP recipients in Texas |
12/8/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
300,000 Ohioans Could Lose Unemployment Assistance |
12/8/2020 |
New Hampshire |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Hampshire state revenue comes in stronger than anticipated |
12/8/2020 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
How Mon Health's Pre-Access, Patient Advocacy Focus Enables Rural Healthcare Delivery |
12/7/2020 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Advocacy groups urge more changes to marijuana enabling legislation |
12/7/2020 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Here comes the vaccine. But will Alabamians take it? |
12/7/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
What is in the new rescue package bill? |
12/7/2020 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
With Dec. 30 deadline for CARES, W.Va. still has $800 million to spend |
12/6/2020 |
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California workers' layoffs continue, and Congress isn't acting. How can the state help? |
12/6/2020 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
News Story |
The Sunday Read: Twitter blocks dozens of legitimate news stories, and isn't saying why |
12/6/2020 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Foes seek to void Prop 208 education tax |
12/6/2020 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
Five ways Michigan could change under President Joe Biden, from taxes to autos |
12/6/2020 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
Weekly Wonk: How are Oklahoma children doing? |
12/6/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Jobless benefits expiring this month; work search requirement resuming Monday |
12/5/2020 |
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12/5/2020 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Jersey Bill Would Legalize Killing Babies in Abortions Up to Birth |
12/5/2020 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Some Georgia Tax Credit Scholarships Go To Anti-LGBTQ Schools |
12/4/2020 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Florida pays too little unemployment too late. Lawmakers haven't cared to fix it - so far |
12/4/2020 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New Mexico provides $5 million in financial relief funds |
12/4/2020 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
New York State Officials Revive Plans to Tax Second Homes in NYC |
12/4/2020 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
NC's mid-sized cities feeling worst economic effects of pandemic |
12/4/2020 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
How a second stimulus package would help West Virginians |
12/4/2020 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Conservative Group Pushing Property Tax Cut For 2021 Ballot |
12/4/2020 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
Newark Schools Spend Millions On Safety Supplies While Students Wait To Return |
12/4/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Gilda Z. Jacobs: Reframing Lame Duck and seizing the moment |
12/4/2020 |
Idaho |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Caldwell Housing Authority to address affordable housing shortage with RV park |
12/4/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Kentucky's mountain region suffering with job losses |
12/3/2020 |
Georgia |
Equity |
News Story |
NSC's State Policy Networks Will Help Shape Inclusive Recovery |
12/3/2020 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic Pain Unequally Felt As Financial Cliff Looms For The Unemployed |
12/3/2020 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
Join a discussion about education in Michigan during COVID-19 |
12/3/2020 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
'Failure to progress': What C-sections say about the quality of maternal care in Texas |
12/3/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio to again require newly unemployed workers to look for a job |
12/3/2020 |
District of Columbia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Live Music Venues Struggle To Survive As COVID-19 Pandemic Rages On |
12/3/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Federal unemployment aid for 80K-plus Kentuckians set to expire after Christmas |
12/3/2020 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
Elm City questions NHPS School Resource Officer program |
12/3/2020 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
As students leave district schools, charters and vocational schools see growth - CommonWealth Magazine |
12/2/2020 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Analyst: New Mexico closing grocery stores over COVID make state's food deserts worse |
12/2/2020 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Congress should deliver holiday COVID-19 relief |
12/2/2020 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Redlining, Racism Still Hurt Property Values And, In Turn, School Funding |
12/2/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio borrowing nearly $7M per day on average to pay unemployment benefits |
12/2/2020 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Burden Of Student Loan Debt |
12/2/2020 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Portland chamber files suit over hazard pay mandate Businesses say the $18/hour emergency provision in the wage initiative violates Maine's constitution. |
12/2/2020 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Deep red and feeling blue; Nine months into the pandemic, Carlsbad residents are divided, defiant and in search of a silver lining. |
12/2/2020 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
City to disburse $2.5 million for emergency pandemic relief |
12/2/2020 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
States race to craft their own economic relief plans, frustrated with federal inaction |
12/2/2020 |
Alabama |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Alabama still hasn’t spent $818 million in CARES Act funds |
12/2/2020 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Florida's Grim Milestone - At Least 1 Million COVID-19 Infections; Critics Blast DeSantis For 'Hands-Off' Approach To Pandemic |
12/2/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Jobs search will soon be required of those receiving jobless benefits |
12/2/2020 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
NJ Advocates Demand COVID Aid For Immigrants, Find Ally In Church |
12/2/2020 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
School quality measured despite COVID impact on learning |
12/1/2020 |
Michigan |
Immigration |
News Story |
SCOTUS hears Trump argument on excluding undocumented in census count |
12/1/2020 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Thriving coronavirus, ailing oil industry leave Carlsbad residents struggling |
12/1/2020 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
OUR VIEW: Jump-starting our recovery |
12/1/2020 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arizonas top GOP lawmakers file suit to block voter-approved tax on wealthiest; Lawsuit vs. Invest in Ed tax on the wealthiest Arizonans contends only the Legislature can impose a new tax |
12/1/2020 |
Minnesota |
State Finances |
News Story |
Minnesota's budget forecast projects $641 million surplus |
12/1/2020 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Chamber files lawsuit to stop Portland's hazard pay provision |
12/1/2020 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
Op-Ed |
State budget plan fails our schools - CommonWealth Magazine |
11/30/2020 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
Why there's no rush to redraw NJ's legislative districts | NJ Spotlight News |
11/30/2020 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
How Kentucky Missed Out On A $90 Million Unemployment Upgrade |
11/30/2020 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Courtney Smith founded Detroit Phoenix Center to help young people experiencing homelessness - TheGrio |
11/30/2020 |
Tennessee |
Equity |
News Story |
Report: Kids in TN Less Likely to Out-Earn Parents |
11/30/2020 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
The Frontier: State lawmakers face an 'incredibly difficult budget year' with a long road to recovery |
11/29/2020 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Misinformation, COVID-19 create barriers to healthcare coverage |
11/29/2020 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
Editorial |
Diversity and turf clash in redistricting |
11/29/2020 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
As temperatures drop and COVID-19 continues, Mainers expect demand for food and heat assistance to rise |
11/29/2020 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Tight budget means tough decisions for General Assembly |
11/28/2020 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Release incarcerated Ohioans to flatten the coronavirus curve |
11/28/2020 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
PA Organizations Call For Action On COVID Relief |
11/28/2020 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
Collapse of oil industry in New Mexico could last years |
11/28/2020 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic Relief Sought From Local Congressional Delegates |
11/27/2020 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Food stamps provide much-needed aid during holidays amid a pandemic |
11/27/2020 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Fewer kindergarten students means money problems for schools and learning concerns for children. |
11/27/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Lower unemployment rate ends some benefits; Benefits |
11/27/2020 |
Maine |
Equity |
News Story |
Online directory aims to help Black businesses thrive in nation's whitest state |
11/27/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Thousands won't qualify for extended benefits |
11/26/2020 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Georgia and Medicaid: Kemp's New Health Care Plan |
11/26/2020 |
Oregon |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Amidst Pandemic, Food Relief Group Pushes On |
11/26/2020 |
Ohio |
Health Care |
News Story |
7 of Ohio's Biggest Counties Urge Residents to Stay Home |
11/26/2020 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
'It felt like jail': Some community voices oppose New Haven school resource officers |
11/26/2020 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
OPEN MEMO TO PA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION: PANDEMIC RELIEF — NOW! |
11/25/2020 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio's falling unemployment rate means end to some jobless benefits |
11/25/2020 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
Research Reveals "Troubling" Practices At Michigan For-Profit Colleges |
11/25/2020 |
Ohio |
Health Care |
News Story |
7 of Ohio's biggest counties - including Cuyahoga - urge residents to stay home |
11/25/2020 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Thankful for water, hopeful for action |
11/25/2020 |
Connecticut |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Boot Cops From Schools |
11/25/2020 |
New York |
Equity |
News Story |
Pandemic Has Hit Immigrants, People of Color Hardest, Report Finds |
11/25/2020 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
Rundown schools forced more students to go remote |
11/25/2020 |
New York |
Immigration |
News Story |
FPI’s Recommendations to Help Immigrants During Pandemic Recession |
11/25/2020 |
Oregon |
Health Care |
News Story |
Oregon hunger on the rise as holidays arrive; more government action urged |
11/25/2020 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
In-N-Out Burger’s not to blame. Federal inaction on COVID relief is. |
11/25/2020 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Relief for the Vulnerable and Biden's First Budget |
11/25/2020 |
New Jersey |
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