Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Massachusetts' minimum wage will go up again. The fate of other laws is less certain in 2022 |
12/31/2021 |
California |
State Finances |
News Story |
2022 State Budget Targets California's Continuing Racial Inequality |
12/31/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Republican lawmakers eye tax cut changes to avoid referendum |
12/31/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Capitol Perspectives: A possible partisan legislative food fight |
12/31/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Republic's investigations show there's a cost to Gov. Ducey's conservative tax and regulation cutting agenda |
12/31/2021 |
Utah |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Utah lawmaker's proposal takes on 'desperate' need for child care |
12/30/2021 |
Connecticut |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Black and Latino students in Connecticut at higher risk of arrest |
12/30/2021 |
Tennessee |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Tennessee Courts 'Inconsistently' Apply Fines and Fees Reforms |
12/30/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Ky. lawmakers share the blame; Report says they are why state can't reduce its high prison population |
12/30/2021 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
Report released on role of school resource officers |
12/30/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Guest Column: Pandemic lessons on college affordability |
12/30/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio's minimum wage increases again on January 1, 2022 |
12/30/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Manchin Worries West Virginia Parents Are Wasting the Child Tax Credit on Drugs. Here's How They're Actually Spending It |
12/30/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
A look ahead to 2022 |
12/30/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
New report shows disappointing returns for Kentucky criminal justice reform |
12/29/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Think tank releases annual report on 'State of Working Vermont' |
12/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio's top CEOs making 322 times average employee wage |
12/29/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Cash aid for needy families about to double in Louisiana after two-decade freeze |
12/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Policy Matters Ohio: Ohio Minimum Wage Tracks Inflation to $9.30 in 2022 |
12/29/2021 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Tax season will bring nice surprises for NM families |
12/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio minimum wage goes up 50 cents in 2022 |
12/29/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
State lawmakers to take aim at racial history in public schools |
12/29/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
2021 Accomplishments Countdown: Early Learning & Childcare |
12/29/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
Annual report becomes a pandemic in review |
12/28/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
What will happen next for Georgia because the Medicaid exemption claims have been rejected? |
12/28/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Kemp will challenge feds' decision to reject key parts of his Medicaid plan |
12/28/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Commentary: A Look at the Great Resignation |
12/28/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
Op-Ed |
What The Pandemic Taught Us About College Affordability |
12/28/2021 |
California |
Equity |
News Story |
How can California use $31 billion to fight racial inequality? |
12/28/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Politics enters into discussion of Georgia Medicaid waivers |
12/28/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New Jersey's minimum wage is going up again |
12/28/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
Op-Ed |
When legislators look at schools, look out |
12/28/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Barbara Benedict: What The Pandemic Taught Us About College Affordability |
12/27/2021 |
Montana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Analyst Makes Case For Build Back Better Act Addressing Montana Poverty |
12/27/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Mental health, substance abuse and COVID-19 in Tennessee |
12/27/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Here's What's Standing Between You and Another Child Tax Credit Check (and What You Can Do About It) |
12/27/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
Coal severance taxes diverted to pay debts |
12/27/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Smart on Crime has its 2022 agenda ready for General Assembly |
12/27/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
What's next for Georgia as Medicaid waiver requirements rejected? |
12/27/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Democrats Push For Higher Taxes On Massachusetts Businesses |
12/27/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
NJ schools face teacher shortage; Fewer choosing education careers for several reasons |
12/27/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Op Ed: Proposal Cuts Taxes for 1% |
12/27/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Policy experts say it's time for Georgia to restore cuts and invest in public health and education |
12/27/2021 |
Utah |
Education |
News Story |
With a robust economy and more money to work with, advocacy group says invest in Utah's children |
12/27/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Corporate, personal income tax cuts take effect Jan. 1 |
12/26/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Oklahoma tax cuts take effect Jan. 1. Could more be coming? |
12/26/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
Instead of building new futures, poor KY counties using coal money to pay past debts |
12/26/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
Editorial |
Journal Times editorial: Tax reform plan deserves debate |
12/26/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
DeWine signs $4B COVID-19 relief bill, vetoes child care rating pause; Over half of money will go to K-12 education |
12/26/2021 |
California |
Equity |
News Story |
Study shines lights on inequities in state |
12/25/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio CEOs paid well as employee wages have dipped |
12/25/2021 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
This tax season will bring nice surprises for many New Mexico families |
12/25/2021 |
Minnesota |
State Finances |
News Story |
Minnesota prepares for painful reality under debt deal |
12/24/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: One step forward, six steps back on mass incarceration in Kentucky |
12/24/2021 |
Montana |
Health Care |
News Story |
COVID-19 leading cause of death among Montana Native Americans in 2020 |
12/24/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Gov. Justice lays out plans for remaining CARES money |
12/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pressure for leniency in jobless mistake rises |
12/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Coalition of UI advocates ask Whitmer for waivers for claimants with overpayment letters |
12/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Texas bailout highlights inequities between poor, rich defendants |
12/24/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Virginia Republicans say they have mandate to increase standard deduction |
12/24/2021 |
Louisiana |
Education |
News Story |
Data shows average student loan balance for Louisiana residents close to $34,000 |
12/24/2021 |
California |
State Finances |
News Story |
What can state do with $31 billion? |
12/24/2021 |
California |
Health Care |
News Story |
Are some California hospitals COVID hot zones? |
12/24/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Of pigskins and tax policy |
12/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
NJ's minimum wage to hit $13 per hour Jan. 1 |
12/23/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Is President Biden's Climate Agenda Toast? Say It Isn't So, Joe |
12/23/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
First phase ending for child tax credit, a 'game changer' for families |
12/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
There's currently a shortage of teachers in New Jersey. Here's why |
12/23/2021 |
Connecticut |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Report: More officers lead to more arrests of students of color |
12/23/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Gov. DeWine signs $4 billion COVID-19 relief bill, vetoes pause of child care rating system |
12/23/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
DeWine signs abortion restriction likely to close SW Ohio clinics |
12/23/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
Change backed by business group would cut taxes for the top 1% |
12/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
New Jersey Governor Approves Tax Relief for Casinos |
12/23/2021 |
Washington |
Housing |
News Story |
Governor floats $800 million to prevent, solve homelessness |
12/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Hotly debated tax breaks for casinos OK'd by state Senate Casinos say the legislation is needed to help them in the pandemic. Critics say they're a giveaway. |
12/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
The Truth About Joe Manchin |
12/22/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
Michigan public school district offers '21 day equity challenge' with 'white privilege checklist' |
12/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Commentary: Bette Midler Blasts Poor People, Drug Addicts, and Others in Tone-Deaf Jab at Joe Manchin |
12/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Murphy approves controversial tax breaks for Atlantic City casinos |
12/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Democrats keep communication with Manchin open, hoping to keep millions of kids out of poverty |
12/22/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
You can help write the next chapter in Michigan's history |
12/22/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Mychalejko: How the PA GOP stole Christmas |
12/22/2021 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
McKee seeks to remain upbeat in face of virus surge |
12/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Manchin decision could cost W.Va. families hundreds per month |
12/22/2021 |
Maine |
Income Support |
News Story |
Susan Collins is open to a revived push to overhaul an expiring child tax credit |
12/22/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
If Republicans don't like how Janet Mills is handling Maine's economy, they should really hate Paul LePage's record |
12/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
New Jersey Lawmakers Send Atlantic City Tax Relief Bill to Governor |
12/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
The policy debate at the heart of the Biden-Manchin standoff |
12/22/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Our economic recovery need not be sluggish |
12/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
'The Report Card' with Nat Malkus |
12/22/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Democratic lawmakers push for higher taxes on businesses |
12/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Final child tax credit payments issued as Manchin pulls support for Build Back Better |
12/21/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Casino Tax Break Bill Scrapes Through New Jersey Senate After Marathon Voting Session |
12/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy urges Manchin to reconsider position on Build Back Better |
12/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Manchin risks health policies that could benefit West Virginia |
12/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
CPS Shortages, Lack of Data, Plague System as Demand for Foster Parents Rises |
12/21/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Inside the epicenter of America's Great Resignation: Kentuckians lay out the 4 forces driving the state's labor shortage - and explain why it's here to stay |
12/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Groups refocus after Manchin's Build Back Better announcement |
12/21/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Economic recovery need not be sluggish |
12/21/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Senators of Atlantic City lawmakers approval of a widely debated N.J. tax breaks for Atlantic City casinos is a blow to the sluggishness of the debated N.J. tax breaks |
12/21/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Income Support |
News Story |
Here's How the Child Tax Credit Helped Pennsylvania Families Deal With Inflation |
12/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Organization leaders: Health, food security should be top priority in ARPA spending |
12/21/2021 |
Florida |
Immigration |
News Story |
FCAAP, AAP, First Focus, and 70 Child Advocacy Organizations Call on Gov. DeSantis to Protect Immigrant Children |
12/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Opinion | Manchin to kids in poverty: Let them eat cake |
12/21/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
Racial Justice Groups Rally for Legislative Action on Key Issues |
12/20/2021 |
Arkansas |
State Finances |
News Story |
10 new Arkansas laws passed in 2021 to know about in 2022 |
12/20/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
2021 child tax credit payments aren't done. Another big one comes in 2022. |
12/20/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
What's next for the monthly child tax credit in 2022? |
12/20/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Think tank: Georgia underfunding Cherokee Schools by $21 million |
12/20/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Build Back Better demise 'a crushing blow' to child tax credit payments, advocates say |
12/20/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Revisions to Atlantic City casinos' tax payment advance toward NJ Gov. Phil Murphy's desk |
12/20/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Do more than light a candle for the Mayfield factory workers; strengthen policies |
12/20/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
CTC Update: Manchin's Opposition May Mean End of Coronavirus Stimulus Check |
12/20/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Hoffman: Student enrollment is higher than it appears |
12/20/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Lawmakers should use surplus revenue to help Mainers who need it most |
12/20/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Georgia underfunding Cherokee Schools by $21 million |
12/20/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
State will benefit if Interior fixes leasing program |
12/19/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Pilot program from NE Ohio public colleges aims to resolve 'stranded credits' |
12/19/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Manchin's stance on child tax credit draws criticism at home |
12/19/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Income Support |
News Story |
Liberals disappointed after Biden's first year |
12/19/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
Evers, others pan Walker's proposal to eliminate Wisconsin income tax |
12/18/2021 |
New Mexico |
Education |
News Story |
New Mexico's Federal Lawmakers Push For School Funding From State Land Grant Fund |
12/18/2021 |
Arkansas |
Income Support |
News Story |
Families in Arkansas, elsewhere receive final federal child tax credit |
12/18/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
In the lame-duck voting session of N.J.'s lame-duck voting session, smoking ban and the Atlantic City casino tax breaks are hotly debated |
12/18/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
Of Course: Democrat Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Rejects Eliminating State Income Tax |
12/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Rebuilding tornado-ravaged Kentucky town could take years |
12/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Manchin's child tax credit stance draws criticism |
12/18/2021 |
Arkansas |
Income Support |
News Story |
Federal child tax credit to end as extension stalls |
12/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Bernie Sanders blasts 'arrogance' of fellow Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema |
12/17/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
'No State That's More Impacted': Manchin's CTC Stance Draws Criticism From Some West Virginians |
12/17/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Joe Manchin's Child Tax Credit Stance Draws Criticism Back Home |
12/17/2021 |
Georgia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Georgia guaranteed income program to provide hundreds of low-income Black women up to $850 monthly |
12/17/2021 |
Maryland |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Marylanders Want the Ultra-Wealthy and Big Corporations to Pay Their Fair Share |
12/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Just like COVID, KY tornadoes show us that most vulnerable workers need protecting |
12/17/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
Cronkite News: Payments for families set to run out unless Congress acts |
12/17/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
La. to increase TANF benefits beginning January 2022 |
12/17/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Evers, others pan proposal to eliminate Wisconsin income tax |
12/17/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Joe Manchin Has the Child Tax Credit in His Death Grip |
12/17/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Last child tax credit checks sent out; program to expire unless Congress revives it for 2022 |
12/16/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
McConnell says the 'best Christmas gift' for Americans is demise of Build Back Better bill |
12/16/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
Why Black and Latinx drivers pay more for car insurance |
12/16/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Taxes |
News Story |
Main Street Alliance: Small business opposes repeal of state income tax and increase in sales tax proposed by Gov. Walker, the Koch Bros. and CROWE |
12/16/2021 |
Florida |
State Finances |
News Story |
Florida's $99.7 billion budget proposal draws praise and criticism |
12/16/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Opinion | Manchin's objections to Build Back Better make no political or policy sense |
12/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded child tax credit nears end as Senate stalls and parents' fears grow |
12/16/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Three days in May |
12/16/2021 |
Montana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Build Back Better draws childcare supporters |
12/16/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Louisiana to Increase TANF Cash Assistance Benefits Beginning January 2022 |
12/16/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Why were jail inmates working in the Mayfield candle factory when the tornado hit? |
12/16/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Jason Bailey: Let's do more than light a candle for factory workers |
12/16/2021 |
Colorado |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Colorado families need Congress to renew the child tax credit. |
12/16/2021 |
Colorado |
Income Support |
News Story |
Sen. Bennet pushes for continued child tax credit in Build Back Better Act |
12/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
COVID-19 expanded child tax credit benefit nears lapse |
12/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
Reforms to federal oil and gas leasing program could help New Mexico children |
12/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
Education |
News Story |
NM Lawmakers Push For School Funding From State Land Grant Fund |
12/16/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
110,000 Arizona families risk returning to poverty with expiration of tax credits |
12/16/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Five points of agreement and one brewing fight in Northam's new budget |
12/16/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Wisconsin unemployment rate ties record low of 3% |
12/16/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Lindsey Graham Says Biden's $2 Trillion Build Back Better Account Is 'Forever Dead' |
12/16/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Anti-Drilling Policy Matters Ohio Says Severance Tax Still Too Low |
12/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded child tax credit nears end as Senate stalls and parents' fears grow |
12/16/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
As last child tax credit payments for 2021 lands, Phoenix advocates rally for Biden's spending plan |
12/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
President, Manchin at odds on spending |
12/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Child tax credit benefit close to lapsing as December checks go out |
12/15/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Monthly payments to families could end if Congress doesn't pass 'Build Back Better' by Dec. 28 |
12/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
Build Back Better is 'dead on arrival,' says political insider |
12/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
$300 child tax credit to end as December checks go out |
12/15/2021 |
Georgia |
Equity |
News Story |
Hundreds Of Black Women In Georgia Will Get $850 Per Month Guaranteed Income To Tackle Racial Wealth Gap |
12/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Banks slowly reconsider overdraft fees, amid public pressure |
12/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded child tax credit benefit nears lapse as December checks go out |
12/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
COVID-expanded child tax credit benefit nears lapse |
12/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Producer prices rose 9.6% |
12/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Taxes |
News Story |
Congress sends Biden $2.5T debt limit hike, avoiding default |
12/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Will the child tax credit expire? Congress is racing the clock. |
12/15/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
A look at how Virginia could be impacted by Youngkin tax cuts |
12/15/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Worker shortage impacting lobster fishery |
12/15/2021 |
Tennessee |
State Finances |
News Story |
Tennessee has collected $1.2B more than estimated in revenue this fiscal year |
12/14/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Forecasters see full Georgia economic recovery in 2022, but some won't feel it |
12/14/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax credit supporting thousands of families expires Wednesday |
12/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
Life can be tough for kids in many anti-abortion states |
12/14/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Experts Discuss Why Michigan's Worker Shortage Persists |
12/14/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Coronavirus update: Pfizer says its COVID-19 pill is 90% effective |
12/14/2021 |
Arkansas |
State Finances |
Editorial |
OPINION | EDITORIAL: Different points of view |
12/14/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded Child Tax Credit could end if Congress doesn't pass 'Build Back Better' Act by Dec. 31 |
12/14/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Proponents of low-income Ohioans say they are demanding more money to help COVID |
12/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Dems aim to make NJ more affordable; Leaders look to provide families 'breathing room' |
12/13/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Jared Golden wants to raise taxes on people like me. He's right. |
12/13/2021 |
Montana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Build Back Better vote draws Montana childcare supporters |
12/13/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Assembly panel approves casino tax breaks ahead of holiday |
12/13/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
News Story |
Is Colorado's government headed toward a fiscal cliff? Democrats say yes, Republicans say no |
12/13/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Asa Hutchinson calls holiday special session to enact nearly $500 million in state income tax cuts |
12/13/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
After 'red wave,' NJ Democrats said they'll focus on affordability. These are their plans |
12/13/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Advocates For Low-Income Ohioans Say They Need More COVID Relief Money |
12/13/2021 |
Tennessee |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
TN lacks full data on criminal justice fines and fees, research reveals |
12/13/2021 |
Arkansas |
State Finances |
Editorial |
EDITORIAL: Different points of view |
12/13/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
In N.J., the virus too often has cut short the lives of Hispanic men |
12/12/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Betty Rivard: Facing up to the truth on climate, COVID, future |
12/12/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Personal View: Ohio's requirements block too many working people from unemployment benefits |
12/12/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
The Great American Teacher Exodus |
12/11/2021 |
Idaho |
Equity |
News Story |
Idaho families of color experience greater financial burden for juvenile cases |
12/11/2021 |
Idaho |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Families of color in Idaho experience greater financial burden for juvenile cases |
12/11/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Income Support |
News Story |
Study: Those eligible for food stamps may not be using program due to lack of state outreach |
12/11/2021 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
Thousands of kids at risk if tax break expires |
12/11/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Michigan's immigrant children left out of health care |
12/10/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
COVID jobless benefits end this month for 80K in NJ |
12/10/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
KCEP report shows Kentucky has reversed course in 10 years since passage of criminal justice reform |
12/10/2021 |
Florida |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Florida Gov. DeSantis Raises Millions From Finance Industry While Selling Out Working-Class People (OPINION) |
12/10/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Income Support |
News Story |
Report: New Hampshire lacking outreach for food stamps |
12/10/2021 |
Utah |
Education |
News Story |
Utah children 'drowning in unmet needs,' according to new budget report |
12/10/2021 |
Utah |
Income Support |
News Story |
AM News Brief: Republican lawmaker's resignation, climate change and controlled burns & Utah's investment in kids |
12/10/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
Report: State's portion of school spending steady since current Tennessee funding formula began |
12/10/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Child care an 'economic issue,' advocates say |
12/10/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Michigan's Medicaid expansion leads to lower uninsured rates, improved health, and cost savings |
12/10/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arkansas governor signs tax cuts |
12/10/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Baker derides 'red tape' in $4 billion bill, potentially complicating when state will issue bonuses to essential workers |
12/10/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Michigan's worker shortage persists; why? |
12/10/2021 |
Maine |
Education |
News Story |
Advocates ask Biden to extend repayment moratorium on federal student loans |
12/10/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
State audit criticizes rural jobs, tax credit program |
12/10/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
Kentucky tightens the guardrails on its controversial film incentives program – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville |
12/10/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Cost and a tight deadline loom over Maine's revived paid-leave push |
12/10/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Economic experts say Youngkin tax cuts could continue underfunding Virginia's essential services |
12/10/2021 |
Utah |
Education |
News Story |
Voices for Utah Children released the 2021 Children's Budget Report |
12/10/2021 |
Georgia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Guaranteed Income Program To Offer Black Women In Georgia About $850 A Month |
12/10/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
John Killacky: It's crucial that Vermont invest in its workers |
12/9/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pay Black women: Georgia program to be South's largest in guaranteed income |
12/9/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Vote Yes on the Values Act for a More Fair, More Welcoming NJ |
12/9/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
Missouri is among the states most impacted by rural hospitals closing |
12/9/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Child care can't wait for action on lead |
12/9/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Why can't Kentucky reduce its sky-high prison populations? Look to lawmakers, report says |
12/9/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arkansas lawmakers expected to pass state income tax cut |
12/9/2021 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
Report: More CT children in poverty if enhanced federal tax break expires |
12/9/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
David Perdue sets sights on Brian Kemp, Stacey Abrams in Georgia governor's race |
12/9/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Child Enrollment in States With and Without Continuous Coverage in Medicaid and CHIP During COVID-19 |
12/9/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
GOP-led Senate panel considers expanding EITC after Snyder's cuts |
12/9/2021 |
Arizona |
Health Care |
News Story |
HHS Announces Plan to Expand Access and Coverage for High-Quality Maternal Health Services |
12/9/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Community health workers provide outreach, connect patients to care |
12/8/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Georgia students want 'temporary' fee to go |
12/8/2021 |
California |
Income Support |
News Story |
Should Californians Look Forward to Golden State Checks in 2022? |
12/8/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Income tax cut for the rich speeding through legislature |
12/8/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
State tax committees approve bills to cut income taxes, provide incentives to steel mill in Northeast Arkansas |
12/8/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arkansas Lawmakers Advance Income Tax Cut During Session |
12/8/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Coalition's Smart Justice Advocacy Day Highlights Need for Reforms |
12/8/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
N.J. student activists want lawmakers to confront 'overpolicing' in schools |
12/7/2021 |
Arkansas |
Education |
Op-Ed |
BRUNO SHOWERS: Letting kids down |
12/7/2021 |
Tennessee |
State Finances |
News Story |
Tennessee State Funding Board Issues Low Revenue Estimate |
12/7/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
Previewing the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly |
12/7/2021 |
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Texas could test one of Biden's core political bets |
12/7/2021 |
Utah |
Income Support |
News Story |
Build Back Better Act 'crucial' for Utah kids' health |
12/7/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Georgia college students want 'temporary' fee to go away |
12/7/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Here's a proven, immigrant-inclusive policy so more kids have health insurance ? |
12/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
Murphy signs bill expanding child care tax credit |
12/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
NJ expands its child care tax credit, though for 2021 only |
12/6/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Eliminating the grocery tax would leave some local governments looking to replace that revenue |
12/6/2021 |
Tennessee |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Reports: Tennessee should collect, connect data on court fines and fees across state |
12/6/2021 |
Utah |
Income Support |
News Story |
Children's advocates say Build Back Better is 'crucial' for UT kids' health |
12/6/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
New law to ramp up NJ's child tax credit program for 2021 |
12/6/2021 |
Virginia |
Immigration |
News Story |
Audit: State falls short on language access; Audit finds Virginia agencies have failed to provide proper language access to services |
12/6/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Bill expanding contraceptive access advances in N.J. Senate |
12/6/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
State's biggest tax cut at hub of session call |
12/6/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
The Taxman Cometh; What Ohio's business tax landscape could look like in 2022 |
12/6/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
People Are Waking Up to the Realization That They Have a World to Win |
12/6/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
NM Legal Aid helps over 1,000 every month |
12/6/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
OPINION Guest writer Letting kids down Make better use of tax-cut dollars |
12/6/2021 |
Virginia |
Immigration |
News Story |
Audit finds Virginia agencies have failed to provide proper language access to services |
12/5/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Income Support |
News Story |
Food stamp eligible people may not know they qualify |
12/5/2021 |
Idaho |
State Finances |
News Story |
What's in it for Idaho? |
12/5/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
80,000 more families in NJ now eligible for child care credit |
12/5/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arkansas lawmakers eye chance to push their agendas in special session starting Tuesday on income tax cuts |
12/5/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
UPDATED: Murphy signs a bill that expands child care tax credit for families earning up to $150K. Childcare tax credit is now available for families who make up to $150K |
12/4/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The high cost of a child care crisis |
12/4/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Opinion | With the Failure of Politics, People Are Waking Up to the Realization That They Have a World to Win |
12/4/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Statehouse Beat: Justice self-deludes on virus claims |
12/4/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Rising property values - up $4.2 billion in 2 years - means Richmond will lose millions in state education funding |
12/4/2021 |
Idaho |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Build Back Better legislation includes hundreds of provisions that could affect local children, families |
12/4/2021 |
Montana |
Housing |
News Story |
Rent-to-income ratios correlate to homelessness rates in Montana |
12/3/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Pima County now offering scholarships for early childhood education |
12/3/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
Educators across New Mexico denounce oil and gas campaigns |
12/3/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Housing |
News Story |
'It's like we are paying our mortgage three times over' |
12/3/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Child care tax credit expansion lands on Murphy's desk |
12/3/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Invest in child care aid smartly |
12/3/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Build Back Better has gaps in child care funding |
12/3/2021 |
Montana |
Housing |
News Story |
Researcher: Rent-to-income ratios correlate to homelessness rates in Montana |
12/2/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Plans for Free Buses Advance in Boston, Merrimack Valley |
12/2/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
News Story |
Report underscores need for oil, gas leasing reforms |
12/2/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
2022 legislative session approaches |
12/2/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
Statewide discussion focuses on plan to bring people to Nebraska |
12/2/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Free Bus Plans Advance In Boston, Merrimack Valley |
12/2/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Many still not working in Ohio |
12/2/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Bus Fares are Like Paying Corporations to Dig Up Dirt | Blue Mass Group |
12/2/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Chesterfield School Board sets sights on staffing shortage |
12/1/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Save lives and rural Alabama hospitals by expanding Medicaid now |
12/1/2021 |
Oregon |
Housing |
News Story |
Gov. Brown calls special session to address eviction protections as federal funds run out |
12/1/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Letter to the Editor: Arkansas nonprofit organizations want Legislature to invest in people, not tax cuts |
12/1/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Special session set by Gov. Hutchinson for December 7 |
12/1/2021 |
Idaho |
State Finances |
News Story |
Build Back Better: What's in it for Idaho? |
12/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Sen. Joe Manchin Pushes Democrats To Water Down Joe Biden's Social Bill Over Concern About Inflation, Spending Amid Rising of Omicron Variant |
12/1/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arkansas governor to call special session on tax cut plan |
12/1/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Latest child well-being survey shows pandemic instability among families |
12/1/2021 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
CT's funding, delivery of special education 'insufficient, ineffective and inequitable' |
12/1/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Special Arkansas Legislative session focused on tax cuts called for Dec. 7 |
12/1/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Build Back Better Act is the transformative plan Maine needs |
12/1/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Hutchinson sets Tuesday for start of special legislative session on income tax cuts |
12/1/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
181 rural hospitals have closed since 2005-see the states that have been impacted |
12/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
West Virginia is once again facing a deadline to spend federal CARES Act money or lose it. |
11/30/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Sen. Joe Manchin isn't committing to extending the Biden child tax credit that 346,000 West Virginia children are getting |
11/30/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Missouri Supreme Court rules in favor of Medicaid expansion |
11/29/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Does 'training wage' idea have legs? Critics decry Florida lawmaker's proposal as 'loophole' to $15 an hour |
11/29/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
Turning the dials |
11/29/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Justice has a month to spend $127 million in WV's CARES Act funds |
11/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Dayton region adds jobs again; still a long road ahead |
11/29/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
Throwback Tulsa: Oklahoma's Rainy Day Fund surplus means rebate checks for taxpayers on this day in 2005 |
11/28/2021 |
New Mexico |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
New Mexico Legal Aid makes a difference for clients who badly need help |
11/28/2021 |
Kentucky |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Jessica Klein: Kentuckians are thankful for this year's food relief, but hunger isn't off the table |
11/28/2021 |
Tennessee |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Memphis shop owners hopeful for Small Business Saturday |
11/28/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
The road back to a war on drugs? |
11/28/2021 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
Family child care providers step up when schools close |
11/27/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Op-Ed: Reform in Harrisburg could have averted teachers strike in Scranton |
11/27/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Arizona jobless rate continues steady decline, workforce keeps growing |
11/26/2021 |
Connecticut |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: To save more foster children, DCF needs to reduce social worker turnover |
11/26/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Employers are in the dark on unemployment taxes |
11/26/2021 |
Kentucky |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Can we be thankful now? |
11/26/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
State announces major child care aid, but some wonder if it'll reach Northeast Michigan |
11/26/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Program issues state IDs to thousands of parolees |
11/25/2021 |
Kentucky |
Income Support |
News Story |
Hunger is not off the table yet for Kentuckians |
11/25/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Jersey Democrats, stung by losses from election, now rethinking Roe v. Wade protection |
11/25/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
State should tax oil, gas companies |
11/24/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Florida lawmakers to consider subminimum wage; critics decry it as 'loophole' to $15 an hour |
11/24/2021 |
Colorado |
Immigration |
News Story |
Undocumented families in metro Denver face added barriers as they struggle to keep their housing during the pandemic |
11/24/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Tenn. GOP can't stop Biden's Medicaid expansion 'workaround' plan |
11/24/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
New analysis: Governor's revised income tax cut plan more costly and more skewed toward the rich. General benefits slight. |
11/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Build Back Better not at the finish line, yet |
11/24/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Charlie Baker leaves employers in the dark on unemployment taxes |
11/24/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Only Movements From Below Can Save the Planet |
11/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Abortion rights in NJ, once unifying for Democrats, now might be a wedge issue in Trenton |
11/23/2021 |
Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Cost of living leads Virginia Beach employee to live outside the city, she may not be alone |
11/23/2021 |
Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
'I love what I do, I want to do it again:' Man sues over Virginia's barrier crimes law, lawmakers say changes are happening |
11/23/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Health Advocates Say Biden's Health Plan Could Benefit 'Hundreds Of Thousands Of People In The Sunshine State' |
11/23/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Health Care |
News Story |
Sen. Bob Casey and Pennsylvania Advocates to Discuss Historic Health Provisions in Build Back Better Act and Call for Immediate Passage in the Senate |
11/23/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Income Support |
News Story |
Federal Increases to SNAP May Aid Rural Recovery |
11/23/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Millions of Georgia Families Receive Fifth Round of Tax Cuts Today |
11/23/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Chittenden County's Commercial Vacancy Rate Has Doubled Since 2019 |
11/22/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Arizona and West Virginia stand to gain big from BBB – but Sinema and Manchin might still sink it |
11/22/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Ohio missed out on $1.2 billion plus in severance tax revenue |
11/22/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Governor's clemency delay "terrorized" Julius Jones' family, traumatized nation |
11/22/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax changes in Build Back Better are necessary and affordable ? |
11/22/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
News Story |
IN THE STATES: Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Democrats' Infrastructure Plan and GOP Opposition |
11/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Everyone Ignores NJ's Racist Gun Control Laws |
11/21/2021 |
Washington |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Washington's Punitive System of Fines and Fees Must Be Dismantled |
11/20/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
COVID's toll on business was less disastrous than feared |
11/20/2021 |
California |
Income Support |
News Story |
What survives in Biden's spending bill |
11/20/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Invest in Arizona Team Reacts to Certification of Proposition 307. |
11/20/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Effort to repeal $1 billion tax cut has enough signatures to go on Arizona ballot |
11/20/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
State Sen. Miller submits legislation to repeal state income tax |
11/20/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Let's protect the workers who will build our green economy |
11/19/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Maine records slight job gains in October as labor crunch continues |
11/19/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax cut vote depends on presentation |
11/19/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Build Back Better headed to Senate; WV House delegation votes no |
11/19/2021 |
Minnesota |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
OPINION EXCHANGE | Counterpoint: Unfavorable minimum wage study is flawed |
11/19/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Blueprint Nebraska proposes eliminating some taxes to promote better economic growth |
11/19/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
'No excuse.' Beshear ready to pay social workers more. Lawmakers need to join him. |
11/19/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Delegate Marcus Simon's Richmond Report |
11/19/2021 |
Washington |
Income Support |
News Story |
Policy choices can build a strong foundation for the lifelong health of kids |
11/19/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ducey to portray referendum on tax cuts as a tax increase |
11/19/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
DC Council holds hearing on marijuana legislation |
11/19/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Research shows some Newport News and Virginia Beach city employees can't afford to live in the city where they work |
11/19/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. tries to put spin on tax cut referendum |
11/19/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
OPINION: Time for an update to the state tax code |
11/19/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ducey looking at wording to impact tax measure |
11/19/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arizona governor wants tax referendum framed as hike |
11/19/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Cash bail discriminates against low-income people and people of color |
11/19/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Housing |
News Story |
Cambridge councilors support bill to give tenants right of first refusal |
11/18/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Report: Cash Bail Discriminates Against Low-Income Michiganders |
11/18/2021 |
Florida |
Education |
News Story |
2021 child well-being rankings have been released |
11/18/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
You may be asking: How is my community using the ARPA funds? |
11/18/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
Editorial |
Editorial: Removing workforce barriers |
11/18/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
Politics is not sport |
11/18/2021 |
Tennessee |
State Finances |
News Story |
Experts tell Tennessee funding board to remain conservative in revenue estimates |
11/18/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Legislature unable to reach a deal on huge spending bill before break |
11/18/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Golden right to be concerned about SALT increase |
11/18/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
When COVID surged, so did anxiety in Tennessee |
11/18/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Reduce NJ Police Budgets And Invest Elsewhere, Think Tank Says |
11/18/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Health Care |
News Story |
'Potential to be transformational' |
11/17/2021 |
Alabama |
Income Support |
News Story |
Mobile parents express frustration over delayed pandemic food assistance |
11/17/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Veterans and Military Families Call on Gov. Ivey, Legislature to Expand Medicaid |
11/17/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Half Of Those In Jail Can't Afford Bail, But Bipartisan Bills Aim To Fix That |
11/17/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Florida had improved on factors that influence childhood success before the pandemic |
11/17/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Polk County ranks 55th out of 67 Florida counties for children's welfare |
11/17/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Many city employees in Virginia Beach and Newport News don't make enough to support a family, report finds |
11/17/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Business group threatens SJC challenge to millionaires tax language |
11/17/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Fair Share Amendment would help small businesses, MassBudget report suggests |
11/17/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
Vermont Research News: Patrick Leahy, state getting warmer and wetter, cost of rural schools |
11/16/2021 |
Arkansas |
Health Care |
News Story |
AR Medicaid Storytelling Project Features Experience Navigating Program |
11/16/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Bills to expand harm reduction programs and decriminalize syringes advance |
11/16/2021 |
Maine |
Income Support |
News Story |
You have until midnight to apply for the Expanded Child Tax Credit |
11/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
Immigration |
News Story |
Las Cruces City Council Calls For National Immigration Reform |
11/16/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Baker: $500m for unemployment insurance fund not debatable |
11/16/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Question raised of whether Oklahoma Native Americans should pay state income tax |
11/16/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Report highlights mental health issues, available funds in Tennessee |
11/16/2021 |
Minnesota |
Taxes |
News Story |
Congress must raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for Build Back Better |
11/15/2021 |
Louisiana |
Health Care |
News Story |
Dismantling the System Season Three Finale to Cover Mental Health Inequity |
11/15/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Groups urge Manchin to support child tax credit, Build Back Better Act |
11/15/2021 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Low wages, high housing costs common denominator among homeless |
11/15/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Childcare deserts are a secret driver of the labor shortage |
11/15/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Jersey Democrats, reeling, retrench to the middle |
11/15/2021 |
North Carolina |
State Finances |
News Story |
Monday numbers: A closer look at the rapid and stunning growth of the super-rich |
11/15/2021 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
Report Finds CT's Special Education System Insufficient, Ineffective, Inequitable - Connecticut by the Numbers – Connecticut by the Numbers |
11/15/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisiana votes approve lowering maximum income tax rate |
11/15/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
After election shocker, NJ Democrats seek safe harbor in political center |
11/15/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Essential workers share pandemic stories |
11/14/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Income Support |
News Story |
Sen. Casey officially introduces his Five Freedoms for America's Children Act, aims to make expanded child tax credit permanent |
11/14/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Lowering maximum income tax rate gets Louisiana voter approval |
11/14/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisiana voters approve income tax changes supported by business community |
11/14/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Getting Maine back to work |
11/14/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Debate over Medicaid expansion and helping the poor continues over Biden's Build Back Better Act |
11/14/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Sales tax centralization rejected, income tax reform approved |
11/14/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
News Story |
Capitol Roundup: Cartwright, Pa. Dems highlight impact of infrastructure bill on area |
11/14/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
Editorial |
Steps needed to get Maine back to work A think tank identifies aid to families as the way to reach full economic recovery. |
11/14/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
Editorial |
Our View: Getting Maine back to work |
11/14/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
How we labor has changed. Where do we go from here? |
11/14/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisiana voters reject sales tax collection overhaul amendment, but approve 'tax swap' |
11/14/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Income Support |
News Story |
Casey aims to make expanded child tax credit permanent |
11/14/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Income Support |
News Story |
Casey Introduces Bill to Make Child Tax Credit Permanent |
11/14/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
There are 4 constitutional amendments on Louisiana ballots Saturday. Here's what they mean. |
11/13/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
News Story |
Infrastructure measure good for Pa. |
11/13/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Bail reform in the criminal legal system is being considered at the Ohio Statehouse |
11/13/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Parker James: Michigan leaders must take action to protect children from lead |
11/13/2021 |
Connecticut |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Fred McKinney (opinion): A golden opportunity to transform CT's Black and brown businesses |
11/13/2021 |
Connecticut |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
A golden opportunity to transform CT's Black and brown businesses |
11/13/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Is a state with no income tax better or worse for your finances? |
11/13/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
The Other Side: Me and 'Maid' and Joe Manchin |
11/13/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Newark Aims to Strengthen Public Safety With $19M Commitment Towards Violence Prevention Initiatives |
11/13/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
News Story |
Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit is crucial to investment, state's economic future |
11/12/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Our history classes need a refresh |
11/12/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Karyn Polito's busy schedule |
11/12/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Seed Capital Tax Credit vital to investment, Maine's economic future Criticism of the program in a recent editorial and on a liberal think tank's blog is short-sighted. |
11/12/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Politics intensify school meetings; Boards across state facing angry crowds |
11/12/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Dems see path to cover Fla. uninsured; Build Back Better bill holds key, Frankel says |
11/12/2021 |
Utah |
Equity |
News Story |
Utah policy prohibits U.S. - born children access to federal childcare benefits |
11/12/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Even with pandemic-era help, health insurance access varies in NJ |
11/12/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Under-recognized frontline workers help spread word on COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan |
11/12/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
What To Do About Those Four Amendments When You Vote Tomorrow |
11/12/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Michigan leaders must take action to protect children from lead |
11/12/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Post Covid Pandemic: How States Have Reformed the Bail System |
11/12/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Baker urged to clear up unemployment insurance fund confusion |
11/12/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
Editorial |
Guest editorial: Infrastructure measure is good for Pennsylvania |
11/12/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Pennsylvania School Funding trial begins today |
11/12/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
PAI: Vermont's tools for education funding equity, weighting and categorical aid |
11/12/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Commentary: Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit is crucial to investment, state's economic future |
11/12/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
The future of work: The pandemic has changed how we labor; where do we go from here? | GUEST COMMENTARY |
11/12/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Jerseyans Concerned About Roe v. Wade's Future |
11/11/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Marc Shauber: Vermont's formula has hurt school districts for 20 years |
11/11/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Education |
News Story |
Mask mandates, politics dial up intensity at Oklahoma school board meetings |
11/11/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Solid recovery a roadblock for gas-tax hike |
11/11/2021 |
Kentucky |
Equity |
News Story |
Minority children in KY face inequalities that affect well-being |
11/11/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
Social safety net serves veterans too |
11/11/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
An Invitation to Jared Polis: Lead the Way to Tax Fairness Reform |
11/11/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisianans will consider income tax cut on Saturday's election ballot |
11/11/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Weekly jobless claims rebound |
11/11/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
With Cash in the Coffers, Will Arizona Finally Invest in Healthy Children & Families? (video) |
11/11/2021 |
Oregon |
State Finances |
News Story |
Nicholas Kristof Is Shaking Up the Governor's Race. What's His Big Idea? |
11/10/2021 |
Maine |
Income Support |
News Story |
Pandemic points out need for better economic support for marginalized Mainers, report says |
11/10/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Mainers who work in-person 50 percent more likely to contract coronavirus |
11/10/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
After tax-forecast fumble, changes considered |
11/10/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Number of the Day - 65% |
11/10/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Equity |
News Story |
"Black Men Talk Tech" connects entrepreneurs with unicorn investors |
11/10/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report: Mainers who work in-person 50 percent more likely to contract coronavirus |
11/10/2021 |
Utah |
Education |
News Story |
Educating Through COVID: From South Dakota Approving Tutoring Incentives For Current School Staff to Illinois Eyeing Declining Student Engagement, 9 Ways States Are Confronting the Crisis |
11/10/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Let's end unneeded cash bail |
11/10/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
$1,000 bonuses now available to childcare workers |
11/9/2021 |
Vermont |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
We must use this opportunity to correct pupil weighting inequity |
11/9/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
1 week left until deadline to sign up for Expanded Child Tax Credit |
11/9/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Republicans propose phasing out Ohio's main tax on businesses |
11/9/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Maine Center for Economic Policy releases 'State of Working Maine' report |
11/9/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Rising gas prices show why a carbon tax is a bad idea |
11/9/2021 |
Utah |
Taxes |
News Story |
Do not cut taxes, Utah advocacy groups tell lawmakers |
11/9/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
3 reasons why Kentucky is the center of the labor shortage |
11/9/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Dueling reports assess Oklahoma's tax system |
11/9/2021 |
Connecticut |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Raise the Wage is circulating petition to increase minimum pay in Nebraska to $15 per hour |
11/9/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ohio Republicans propose phasing out the state's main tax on businesses |
11/9/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Arizona Reaction to the Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan |
11/9/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Equity |
News Story |
Man sues Oklahoma DOC for records on source of lethal injection drugs |
11/9/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
School funding in PA is about to go on trial - here's what you need to know |
11/9/2021 |
Vermont |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Correct The Weights And Level The Playing Field |
11/8/2021 |
Michigan |
Immigration |
News Story |
Immigrant Rights Group Files Lawsuit to Ensure Undocumented Workers Receive Workers' Compensation in Michigan |
11/8/2021 |
Alabama |
State Finances |
News Story |
Alabama is making a costly mistake on COVID-19 recovery funds. Here's a better path forward. |
11/8/2021 |
Utah |
Taxes |
News Story |
Should Utah cut taxes? Please don't, advocacy groups tell lawmakers |
11/8/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Road Fund surplus should give most Kentuckians a tax break at the pump |
11/8/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Courts to treat 17-year-olds as teenagers, not adults |
11/8/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Direct to school debt prevents students from finishing college and moving forward |
11/7/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Child care, wage trends hold back women's workforce re-entry |
11/7/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Money, Race and Title IX: Here's what's coming in Louisiana's next legislative session |
11/7/2021 |
Maine |
Income Support |
News Story |
Fighting hunger in Maine |
11/7/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
OP-ED: Solid recovery a roadblock for gas-tax hike |
11/7/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Muddy waters: Issue 24 raises heated debate about police accountability |
11/7/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
17-year-olds to be treated as teenagers, not adults by courts |
11/5/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Arizona leaders' decade of neglect imperiled fragile child care system. The pandemic nearly made it collapse. |
11/5/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
Gov. Whitmer Signs First Bill Repealing Tampon Tax, Drives Down Costs for Families |
11/5/2021 |
Georgia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Georgia policy group expects Biden's economic plan to spur historic reduction in child poverty |
11/5/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Report: Financial Incentives Drive Kentucky Jail Overcrowding, Expansion |
11/5/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Reduce police role in mental health, overdose crises |
11/5/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
News Story |
Court to hear school funding suit |
11/5/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
TennCare III: Yes or no? |
11/5/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
Michigan Will No Longer Tax Tampons, Other Feminine Products |
11/4/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
Governor Whitmer signs bill eliminating tax on menstrual products into law |
11/4/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Ky. Supreme Court rules against jails in fee lawsuit |
11/4/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Rep. Cartwright, labor leaders discuss job growth, training |
11/4/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Build Back Better child care provisions: How will it help Kentuckians? |
11/4/2021 |
Tennessee |
State Finances |
News Story |
New report advocates for conservative budgeting limits in Tennessee |
11/4/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
Déjà vu all over again |
11/4/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Ohio bills aim to even playing field when it comes cash bond system |
11/4/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Reason for workforce shortage? Employees fed up |
11/4/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Equity |
News Story |
Accused of drug activity, man wins back nearly $30,000 stolen by federal agents |
11/4/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
News Story |
GOP leaders mull education spending ahead of 2022 |
11/3/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Reports Highlight Importance of Collective Bargaining for VA Municipal Workers |
11/3/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Biden proposal includes health insurance that could help 340,000 low-income Alabamians |
11/3/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
State says income tax exemption for tribal citizens on reservations inapplicable despite 'existing law' |
11/3/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Benton Harbor mayor slams GOP over water crisis |
11/3/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
News Story |
Election Results 2021: Colorado voters reject Amendment 78, giving lawmakers more oversight on spending |
11/3/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Arizona Supreme Court upholds ruling blocking school mask bans |
11/3/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
State funding, new projects abound as Murphy rounds out campaign |
11/2/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
Kentucky House Unveils Budget Proposal That Cuts Some Beshear Plans |
11/2/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Az Supreme Court rules laws blocking school vaccine & mask mandates were unconstitutionally passed |
11/2/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Battle lines emerge as state begins overhaul of K-12 funding formula |
11/2/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
Child Advocates Support EPA Methane Rules, Call for Stronger Protection |
11/2/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Cops Freak Out Over Plan to Punish Bad Apples |
11/2/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Report: Money Drives Jail Overcrowding and Expansion in Kentucky |
11/2/2021 |
Florida |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Florida Proposes End to Costly Juvenile Court Fees |
11/2/2021 |
Wisconsin |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Bill Kaplan: Congress must invest in infrastructure and people now |
11/1/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Race theory education bill gets changes sponsors hope make it more 'positive' |
11/1/2021 |
Utah |
State Finances |
News Story |
Utahns' top priority for budget surplus? Spend it on education, poll says |
11/1/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Opinions split on what to do with extra projected revenue |
11/1/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Jailing people is good business for many Kentucky counties |
10/31/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Northeast Ohio movie business is growing |
10/31/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Louisiana hasn't seen boost in employment since ending $300 benefits |
10/31/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Supply chain disruptions plague Attleboro business and others as holidays approach |
10/31/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Ted Deutch says effort to expand Medicaid blocked in US Senate by Joe Manchin |
10/30/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Louisiana's 2021 Constitutional Amendments: What you need to know |
10/30/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Report, auditor website focus on incentives |
10/30/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
New tool is tracking Columbus-area tax breaks, development: Here's what it says |
10/30/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Conservatives have dropped millions on Proposition 120 and Amendment 78. No one is spending to stop them. |
10/30/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Understanding the workforce requires being honest about work |
10/29/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Column: What does Joe Manchin want? |
10/29/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
FL advocates disappointed to devastated by exclusion of paid family leave in Biden plan |
10/29/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Learn about the constitutional amendments on the Nov. 13 ballot |
10/29/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Understanding the workforce requires being honest about work and workplace conditions |
10/29/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Puzzling through Judicial election ballots |
10/29/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
COLUMN; Kentucky must address mas incarceration |
10/29/2021 |
Tennessee |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Businesses turn to traditionally overlooked groups to fill open jobs |
10/29/2021 |
Connecticut |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
CT's struggle to regain jobs after the pandemic |
10/28/2021 |
Connecticut |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
100,000 missing workers: CT's struggle to regain jobs after the pandemic |
10/28/2021 |
Michigan |
Housing |
News Story |
Funding boost will help Michigan students who are homeless |
10/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Viewpoint: How will election apathy affect the statewide constitutional amendments? |
10/28/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Michigan job recovery slips lower |
10/28/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Opposition to tax amendments beginning to take shape |
10/28/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Every Four Years In New Jersey, It's Property Taxes, Stupid |
10/28/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Improving children's health 'inextricably linked' to growing Florida economy |
10/28/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax Justice for Racial Justice - and Economic Liberation |
10/28/2021 |
Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Biden plan essential to helping Virginia families |
10/28/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic unemployment benefits ended, but Pennsylvanians didn't return to work as expected. What's up? |
10/28/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
ReImagine Appalachia: Updated Build Back Better Framework Sets Stage For Job-Creating Investment in Healthier, More Prosperous Future for Appalachia |
10/28/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Housing |
News Story |
A false sense of housing security |
10/28/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Surplus provides Kentucky a rare opportunity |
10/28/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Unemployment decline continues |
10/28/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Cleveland nonvoters care about issues but lack information and trust |
10/28/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Local School Board Races are Ohio's Most Violent Cultural Battlegrounds |
10/28/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded child tax credit could improve WV education. Manchin has suggested limiting it. |
10/28/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid Expansion Should Be On Special Session Agenda: Democratic State Lawmakers |
10/27/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Jersey Is the Best-Run State in America. Really! |
10/27/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Michigan slips lower in job recovery to 45th in the nation |
10/27/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
A Budget and Tax Roadmap for Oklahoma |
10/27/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Should Ohio rethink the way it taxes businesses? |
10/27/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Joe Manchin pushes for climate cuts as West Virginia battered by crisis |
10/27/2021 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
Expect a go-slow approach on RI's $1B+ windfall |
10/27/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Policy experts react to September jobs report and discuss trends |
10/27/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
Editorial |
OPINION: Virginia's 'matching' school funds are unfair |
10/27/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: When Alabama's coverage gap hit home for my family |
10/27/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Local data highlights kids' needs |
10/27/2021 |
Oregon |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
What's behind the record-breaking surge of gun violence in Portland, Oregon? |
10/27/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Dept. of Labor economist says work must continue to eliminate economic disparities ? |
10/26/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Ky. must end perverse incentives to expand, crowd local jails |
10/26/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
'A long time coming': Michigan workers join 'Striketober' for fairer pay, better hours |
10/26/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
New OK Policy paper addresses how to strengthen state revenue, make tax system fairer |
10/26/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Labor commissioner's good deed hard to swallow |
10/26/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Threats against Worthington school board over critical race theory part of campaign against democracy |
10/26/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
The Maricopa Community Colleges Among Sponsors Supporting Trailblazing State of Black Arizona Research |
10/26/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
'They are making a lot of sacrifices.' Many parents struggling with rising child care costs |
10/26/2021 |
Wisconsin |
State Finances |
News Story |
Wisconsin's Democratic mayors urge passage of Build Back Better by Congress |
10/26/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
A personal perspective for policy action on youth justice |
10/25/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Florida could set record for Affordable Care Act insurance enrollment in 2022 |
10/25/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
Editorial |
Editorial: School funding needs improvement |
10/25/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
New census data shows child poverty rates across the state fell before the pandemic ? |
10/25/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Sen. Manchin wants to restrict who gets the child tax credit and his own constituents may pay the price |
10/25/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
Surpluses present opportunity to both reinvest in Kentucky AND build Rainy Day Fund |
10/25/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
School funding needs improvement |
10/25/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Senator Joe Manchin wants to restrict who gets the child tax credit. These West Virginians may pay the price |
10/25/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Big Money for Big Biz, Not as Much for Poor |
10/25/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
New school-funding math could hurt local budgets |
10/25/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Proposals: Amend tax codes to address economic inequality |
10/25/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Housing |
News Story |
Black homeownership in Wards 7 and 8 has been on the rise. |
10/24/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The 'Great Mismatch:' Why aren't companies with record openings connecting with applicants? |
10/24/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Is Proposition 120 good for Colorado? |
10/24/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Prop 120 is unfair, unnecessary |
10/24/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Probation officer-turned-lawmaker tries to wrangle criminal justice reform |
10/23/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Maine's job recovery stalled in September as COVID-19 surged |
10/23/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
It's The Economy, Joe! |
10/23/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Maine's job recovery stalls amid COVID-19 surge |
10/23/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Dick Yarbrough: Labor commissioner's good deed hard to swallow |
10/23/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Their View | 'Matching' school funding isn't fair |
10/23/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Jobs and workers are returning, if not rushing back |
10/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Solve The Right Problems in the Bus Driver Shortage Crisis |
10/22/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Immigration |
News Story |
What a Path to Legalization for Undocumented Immigrants Means for Pennsylvania |
10/22/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio added 9,900 jobs in September |
10/22/2021 |
Louisiana |
Education |
News Story |
Louisiana higher education board troubled by number of TOPS recipients from millionaire households |
10/22/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Education |
News Story |
GOP owns Oklahoma's dismal college graduation rate |
10/22/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
VRN: Amphibian road kill, Energy transition, Tracking town ARPA funds, Postpartum depression, Plastics' emissions outstrip coal |
10/22/2021 |
Connecticut |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Susan Campbell (Opinion): Our ragtag army in Hartford |
10/21/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Surplus provides rare opportunity |
10/21/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
NJ governor's race 2021: conversations on key issues |
10/21/2021 |
Connecticut |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Comparing minimum wage to the cost of living in every state |
10/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
West Virginia Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.6% in September |
10/21/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
State policy experts discuss Colorado ballot issues |
10/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Senate unemployment bill would help nearly 600,000 Ohioans get benefits, advocates say |
10/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Revenge of the Columbus low-wage worker? Not so fast say the despotic rich |
10/21/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Taxes |
News Story |
Platte Institute: Nebraska's revenue increases means tax cuts are warranted |
10/21/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Child care is costly everywhere. But in Massachusetts, it's 'particularly bad.' Here's why |
10/21/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
The Child Tax Credit Should be Made Permanent and Without Work Requirements |
10/21/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Georgia's $100 billion teacher pension system on a financial roll |
10/21/2021 |
Connecticut |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Our ragtag army in Hartford |
10/21/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
Editorial |
Editorial: 'Matching' school funding isn't fair |
10/20/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Report: Senate bill would help Ohio workers shut out of unemployment |
10/20/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Senate unemployment bill would help nearly 600K Ohioans, advocates say |
10/20/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
Why New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he deserves a second term in November |
10/20/2021 |
Vermont |
Income Support |
News Story |
The expanded Child Tax Credit should be permanent |
10/19/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Campaign to reduce police role in behavioral health issues | Video | NJ Spotlight News |
10/19/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
New Jersey: Campaign Launched To Reimagine Policing, Public Safety, Abolish Drug War |
10/19/2021 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
R.I. Foundation recommends spending state's ARPA funds on housing needs, substance abuse, mental health |
10/19/2021 |
Alabama |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Despite low unemployment, state's economy suffers from workforce participation slump |
10/19/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
'It's just hard to find somebody': Navigating childcare during the COVID pandemic |
10/19/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Tax fairness |
10/19/2021 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
Group prioritizes ways to spend Rhode Island's COVID relief money |
10/19/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Was the threatened film industry strike a danger to Georgia? |
10/18/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
McAuliffe v. Youngkin: the numbers beneath candidates' job, economy claims |
10/18/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Manufactured Crisis? Amazon Caught Throwing Away Tons Of Unexpired Food As US Faces Unprecedented Food Insecurity |
10/18/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
New Report: English Language Learners in Virginia's Schools Don't Have Sufficient Support |
10/18/2021 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
News Story |
Civil rights groups demand second minority-majority district |
10/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
The nation can't afford two presidents. Biden has to deal with Manchin |
10/18/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
Education leaders: Schools need more money first; Many superintendents back review of formula |
10/17/2021 |
Georgia |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
A (supposed) good deed that may lead to punishment |
10/17/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The 'Great Mismatch:' Why aren't companies with record openings connecting with applicants? |
10/17/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Georgia colleges seek to fill student needs as Hispanic enrollment increases |
10/17/2021 |
Alabama |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Causes of state labor shortage debated |
10/17/2021 |
Alabama |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
State's economy suffering from labor shortage |
10/17/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Labor commissioner's good deed hard to swallow |
10/16/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Salvation Army to bring holiday joy to children in Louisiana; Deadline for Angel Tree program extended |
10/15/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Funding boost will help Michigan students who are homeless |
10/15/2021 |
Kentucky |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Do we still care about each other? |
10/15/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
Teacher pay will be issue in Tennessee public school funding review |
10/15/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
American Rescue Plan brings $200 million to Vermont towns |
10/15/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Opinion | Susan Knopf: Vote 'no' on state ballot questions |
10/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Community investment would protect public more than over-policing, report says |
10/14/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Loss of low-wage jobs fuels higher unemployment benefits for highly paid workers |
10/14/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Bipartisan Florida Legislation Targets Inefficient, Uncollectable Fees Charged to Kids |
10/14/2021 |
Montana |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Montana's congressional delegation should back American Families Plan |
10/14/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
New report touts economic, environmental benefits of coal ash cleanup in Ohio River Valley |
10/14/2021 |
Kentucky |
Health Care |
News Story |
New Report Shows National Childhood Obesity Rates Highest in Kentucky |
10/14/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Unemployment benefits boosted for highly paid by loss of low-wage jobs |
10/14/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Equity |
News Story |
Housing stats show state disparities |
10/14/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Susan Knopf: Vote 'no' on state ballot questions |
10/14/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
Should U.S. Study Reparations for Black Americans? Louisville Mayor and Council Say Yes |
10/14/2021 |
Florida |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Now is time to confront Florida prison problems |
10/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
New Report Highlights Newark's Investment In Community-led Public Safety Initiatives to Reduce Crime, Over-Policing |
10/14/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Now, things must change |
10/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Families benefitting from the expanded Child Tax Credit fears of its loss |
10/14/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
We have bipartisan support for reducing health care costs |
10/13/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Conflicting interpretations muddy the water of Issue 24's proposed police reform |
10/13/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Muddy waters: Issue 24 raises heated debate about police accountability - The Land |
10/13/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
Task force proposes new funding mechanism for English language learners |
10/13/2021 |
Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Fischer announces pilot program for crisis intervention team to answer some 911 calls |
10/13/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Science Group and Appalachian Advocates Identify Opportunities in Closing Toxic Coal Ash Ponds |
10/13/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Four amendments on La. ballot for Nov. 13 |
10/13/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Colorado Proposition 120: A property tax cut proposal impacted by last-minute legislation |
10/13/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Opinion | Why would West Virginia and Arizona senators balk at a bill that helps their states so much? |
10/13/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
School funding task force proposes new funding system for students learning English |
10/13/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
La. has $1B budget surplus, $1B in unspent COVID funds |
10/13/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
School advocates seek to repeal state income tax cut |
10/12/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Analysis: State education funding lags in Virginia |
10/12/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Can anyone lower New Jersey's property taxes? What the candidates for governor are saying |
10/12/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Hoffman: Weighing money and education |
10/11/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
How Should We Police Cleveland? |
10/11/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Polling shows bipartisan support for reducing out-of-pocket health care costs |
10/11/2021 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
Campaign continues work to remove SROs from schools |
10/11/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Head to Head: Louisiana is special and worth fighting for |
10/10/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Ballot measures take aim at property taxes, custodial revenue |
10/10/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Keep SALT cap to truly support middle class |
10/10/2021 |
Alabama |
Income Support |
News Story |
Alabama gave out just 8 percent of federal money meant to help renters |
10/9/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
Gov. Lee wants to change how our schools get funded |
10/9/2021 |
Utah |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New FEMA rules mean higher flood insurance rates for most Coloradans |
10/9/2021 |
Texas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Texas tops the nation in Obamacare sign-ups |
10/9/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
How should Ohio spend remainder of $5.4B pandemic relief? |
10/9/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee launches review of the state's education funding formula |
10/8/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
News Story |
Green groups react to bill to end non-competitive leases on public lands |
10/8/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
City of New Orleans employees will receive $15 per hour beginning Jan. 1 |
10/8/2021 |
Arkansas |
Health Care |
News Story |
Report: Number of Uninsured Arkansas Children is Rising |
10/8/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
When Students Are Included, They Stay |
10/8/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
Lee commits to revamping Tennessee's K-12 school funding formula |
10/8/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
House of Representatives passes bipartisan bills aimed at child care reform |
10/8/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Alternatives to prison |
10/8/2021 |
Louisiana |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New Orleans city workers to get $15 per hour starting Jan. 1 |
10/7/2021 |
Utah |
Health Care |
News Story |
Utah has one of the highest rates of uninsured kids. Could insuring them save taxpayers millions? |
10/7/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
Op-Ed |
PAI: Weighing money and education |
10/7/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Lack of Employees is Worse Than the Virus as Freeport Sam's Italian Closes |
10/7/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
America's bus-driver 'shortage' isn't new: It's due to years of underfunding, and it's putting kids at risk. |
10/7/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Court Hears Case About Wrong Fraud Decisions By State Agency |
10/6/2021 |
Louisiana |
Taxes |
News Story |
Fall election includes tax reform, budget issues |
10/6/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Baker plugs UI rate relief for small biz |
10/6/2021 |
Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Virginia Women Speak Up: Extend the Child Tax Credit |
10/5/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Short-Staffed or Short-Changed? |
10/5/2021 |
Montana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Montana economists push to make child tax credits permanent |
10/4/2021 |
Florida |
State Finances |
News Story |
Food benefits cut to families, disabled, veterans, elderly |
10/4/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
NJ officials expect half a billion spent by film industry coming out of COVID |
10/4/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Coal Baron Joe Manchin is pointing a shotgun at the head of the planet - media needs to point it out |
10/3/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Florida business owners say minimum wage increase will boost consumer spending, economy |
10/3/2021 |
Washington |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Big banks face surtax in Washington state after court upholds 2019 law |
10/3/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Manchin must support robust budget reconciliation package |
10/2/2021 |
Oregon |
State Finances |
News Story |
City Club of Eugene: Oregon's "Excess Revenue": Refund or Reinvest? |
10/2/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Income Support |
News Story |
As many wait, city set to run out of rental aid; Millions more in federal money is coming, though when is unclear, and it won't be enough. |
10/1/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Ginnie Graham: What happened to the money that was supposed to go to local mental health programs? |
10/1/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
Everything you need to know about the Child Tax Credit |
10/1/2021 |
Idaho |
Income Support |
News Story |
Approval of relief funds critical to prevent evictions in Idaho |
10/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Gov. Justice's massive transfer of pandemic aid to a jobless trust fund didn't do much for some W.Va. businesses |
10/1/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
K-12 education funding has doubled in Tennessee since 1992 |
10/1/2021 |
Kentucky |
Income Support |
News Story |
SNAP changes monthly benefit calculation, increasing pay for most families |
10/1/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Kentucky Bill Would Allow Domestic Violence Survivors To Claim Unemployment |
10/1/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Missouri starts processing Medicaid expansion applications |
10/1/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Joe Manchin Just Cooked the Planet |
10/1/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
First of six annual minimum wage increases goes into effect |
9/30/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Initiative to Repeal the Republican Flat Tax for the Rich is Likely Headed for the 2022 Ballot |
9/30/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Florida's minimum wage just went up. This map shows the last time other states raised their wages |
9/30/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Justice's "massive savings" for WV businesses promise not reality |
9/30/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
As minimum wage ticks up, Orlando fast-food workers strike for $15 an hour now |
9/30/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
As weekly jobless claims continue to decline, new child care subsidy for Oklahoma jobseekers made available |
9/30/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio will increase minimum wage in 2022. How much does that matter in this labor market? |
9/30/2021 |
California |
Education |
News Story |
Will Biden's reconciliation bill transform early childhood education? |
9/30/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Income Support |
News Story |
Philadelphia set to run out of rental relief money in two weeks as it waits for federal funds |
9/30/2021 |
Maryland |
State Finances |
News Story |
Comptroller: Maryland Finished 2021 Fiscal Year With $2.5 Billion Surplus |
9/30/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax cut likely to go to voters |
9/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Jeff Brandes again files bill to shirk minimum wage for some employees |
9/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
How Can Cuyahoga County Restaurateurs Convince Employees To Return To Work? |
9/29/2021 |
Missouri |
State Finances |
News Story |
Analyst With Missouri Budge Project Says State In Good Financial Shape |
9/29/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
FL moms have gotten expanded Medicaid coverage following childbirth, but not many people knew it |
9/29/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Petition drive appears to force public vote over tax legislation |
9/29/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arizona voters likely to get last word on $1.5B in tax cuts |
9/29/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Governor Whitmer Signs Budget that Puts Michiganders First, Helps Working Families, and Grows the Economy |
9/29/2021 |
Montana |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Guest Opinion: Make billionaires pay their fair shae |
9/29/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Arizonans will get chance to vote on tax cuts that impact education |
9/29/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Looking at issue of Oklahomans returning to work |
9/29/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Letters: Louisiana needs more robust federal support to recover from Ida, virus |
9/29/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Florida finally wins approval for summer food stamp program helping children in poverty |
9/29/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
SCCPSS' lack of drivers not a shortage |
9/29/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Some miss out on Child Tax Credit |
9/29/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Whitmer signs budget focusing on state's economy, health care |
9/29/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Tucson-area school districts celebrate ruling halting Az laws that blocked COVID mask mandates |
9/28/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
A tax cut windfall for millionaires introduced today |
9/28/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Kemp announces $1,000 bonuses for police, EMTs as spotlight on crime remains |
9/28/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Daily Schools Update: Signatures to block tax cuts that also impact Prop. 208 Invest in Ed to be turned in today |
9/28/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
School Masks Are In: Judge Cooper Rules Republicans in the Arizona Legislature Violated the State Constitution |
9/28/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Foes of new Arizona voting laws short of signatures to block |
9/28/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Gender pay gap persists in Michigan |
9/28/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Enemies of tax cuts, voting law changes ready petition filings |
9/28/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Policy analysts differ on outlook of Georgia's education funding |
9/28/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
'Rethink our lives' | Some Mainers change jobs, careers as a result of COVID-19 pandemic |
9/28/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Advocates turn in signatures today to put tax cuts that impact education funding & Prop. 208 on ballot |
9/28/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Georgia Using Federal Funds to Give First Responders $1,000 Bonuses |
9/28/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
Advocates Praise Expanded Child Tax Credit for Helping Arizona Families Make Ends Meet |
9/27/2021 |
Alabama |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
3 issues to watch on Alabama's plan for new prisons |
9/27/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
A COVID-19 dilemma: Many sick workers can't afford to stay home |
9/27/2021 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
Parents Send Pre-School Plea To D.C. |
9/27/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Groups Applaud State Budget Bipartisan Child-Care Investments |
9/27/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
SALT or infrastructure? Murphy insists on both |
9/27/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
The Legislation Joe Manchin Is Holding Up Would Help His State |
9/26/2021 |
Alabama |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Alabama lawmakers consider using virus funds to build prisons |
9/26/2021 |
Texas |
State Finances |
News Story |
Texas lawmakers fast-track property tax cut proposal |
9/25/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Joe Manchin Might Single-Handedly Upend the Child Tax Credit |
9/25/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Close to a Million New Jobs can be Created in Arizona if the Democrat's Reconciliation Plan Passes |
9/25/2021 |
Texas |
State Finances |
News Story |
With Abbott's blessing, lawmakers fast-track property tax cut proposal |
9/25/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
AZ families got $352 million in August in child tax credits |
9/25/2021 |
Oregon |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Guest View: The Eugene community needs to step up for homeless |
9/25/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Fix oil and gas leasing system before new sales |
9/24/2021 |
Maryland |
Income Support |
News Story |
Hogan's attempt at ending federal unemployment benefits costs Maryland nearly $400,000 |
9/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Fresh produce more accessible for low-income Michiganders |
9/24/2021 |
Rhode Island |
State Finances |
News Story |
Advocates call on R.I. to use $500m of federal dollars on housing |
9/24/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Ohio's jobless benefit fund has been a lifeline for unemployed workers |
9/24/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
Local rep, think tank at odds over education funding numbers |
9/24/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Flyer from Housing Coalition is misinformation about three bills to support tenants, state rep says |
9/24/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Senate committee learns about rockblocks keeping Oklahomans from returning to work |
9/24/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
News Story |
Northside Town Hall gives residents insight into ARPA funds spending regulations |
9/24/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Ohio's unemployment compensation system: 85 years of boom-and-bust cycle for the fund |
9/23/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Affordability of healthcare is primary concern for voters according to ACCESS polling data |
9/23/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
Analysts: Early End To Enhanced Federal Unemployment Benefits Was Likely Ineffectual In Oklahoma |
9/23/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Legislature sends $70B budget to Whitmer |
9/23/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Florida Starts Process of Applying for Federal Food Aid Program |
9/23/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded Child Tax Credit did a 'world of good' in Arizona advocates say |
9/23/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
'Kicking the can down the road:' Fixing Ohio's unemployment compensation system has eluded politicians for decades |
9/23/2021 |
Wisconsin |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Wisconsin trails most of nation in renewable energy, writes Bruce Murphy |
9/23/2021 |
Louisiana |
Education |
News Story |
Another National Ranking Trashes LSU As A Terribly-Run Place |
9/23/2021 |
Colorado |
Health Care |
News Story |
Report: TABOR blunted state's COVID response |
9/23/2021 |
Vermont |
Income Support |
News Story |
Williston food shelf expands |
9/23/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
Editorial |
Fewer jobs in Ohio now than before pandemic |
9/23/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
Some Parents Are Eligible to Receive Extra $500 Child Tax Credit Payment |
9/23/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Self-employed Ohioans, gig workers no longer can receive unemployment benefits. Should they stay on? |
9/23/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Hoffman: Why is there a worker shortage? |
9/22/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Should Ohio's self-employed get jobless benefits permanently? |
9/22/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Lawmakers study best ways to get Oklahomans back to work |
9/22/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
Editorial |
A Changing Job Market |
9/22/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Private school tax credit program at odds with Ky. Constitution |
9/22/2021 |
Kentucky |
Income Support |
News Story |
Emergency relief endures with extension, legislature advocacy |
9/22/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Business interim studies |
9/22/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Atlanta Area Schools Grapple With Labor Shortages |
9/22/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
In reversal, Florida to apply for $820 million in food aid |
9/22/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Laws passed with state budget in Arizona are target of lawsuits, citizen challenges as deadlines near |
9/22/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
State budget heads to Gov. Whitmer's desk with $1B support for child care |
9/22/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Policy Attempts To Mitigate The Impacts of Wage Theft On Black Workers As The World Reopens |
9/22/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
Amid a teacher shortage and COVID, this is how N.J. is training future educators |
9/21/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Joe Manchin, Coal Isn't Your State's Future |
9/21/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
Editorial |
EDITORIAL: Court fee system needs to be reworked |
9/21/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
K-12 Schooling Budget Preview |
9/21/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
New Jersey Adjusts Trainings to Meet Teacher Shortage |
9/21/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Lawmakers, interest groups prepare for budget details |
9/21/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
State Senate Study Looks At Why Oklahomans Are Not Returning to Work |
9/21/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
COVID-19 drives rise in psychiatric cases in NJ | NJ Spotlight News |
9/20/2021 |
Arkansas |
State Finances |
News Story |
Winners in the rush to cut the state income tax - the wealthy. Losers: state services and those who need them most. |
9/20/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
Jack Ciattarelli has proposed slashing billions in NJ spending. Do the numbers add up? |
9/20/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
Okla. Democratic Leader Holds Interim Study on Ending State Grocery Tax |
9/20/2021 |
Tennessee |
State Finances |
News Story |
Tennessee tax revenue beats August estimates by $268M |
9/20/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
Feds Push Back On State's 5-Year Residency Requirement For Medicaid Waivers |
9/20/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
The Frontier: Five year residency requirement for Oklahoma developmental disabilities services unconstitutional, federal agency says |
9/20/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
The Virginia Lottery Has Thrived During the Pandemic |
9/20/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Education |
News Story |
11 charter schools in DC will give admissions preference to at-risk students |
9/19/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
K-12 funding, school choice programs will be tested by changes |
9/19/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
Oklahoma residency requirement for disability aid 'not permitted,' Medicaid agency says |
9/18/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
Fair School Funding Plan would increase resources for schools in Black & brown communities |
9/18/2021 |
Iowa |
State Finances |
News Story |
Depreciation deduction digs a bigger hole |
9/17/2021 |
Vermont |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
PAI: Income and poverty both fell during the pandemic. Huh? |
9/17/2021 |
Colorado |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
'Build Back Better' means greener energy |
9/17/2021 |
New Jersey |
State Finances |
News Story |
GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli makes pitch to boost economic competitiveness |
9/17/2021 |
Maryland |
Income Support |
News Story |
With Pandemic Benefits Ending, Maryland and U.S. Poverty Rates Could Rise |
9/17/2021 |
Virginia |
Equity |
News Story |
LGBTQ question asked at first debate between Virginia candidates for governor; GLAAD urges media to hold candidates accountable |
9/17/2021 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
New Colorado state report shows - again - it's more lucrative to work in the private sector |
9/17/2021 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Report: State workers underpaid |
9/17/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Arizona educators seek injunction on the ban of mask mandates |
9/16/2021 |
Connecticut |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Dan Haar: Two views of the CT economy. Who's right? |
9/15/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
With deadline looming, Az court reviews ban on school COVID mask & vax requirements |
9/15/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
Poverty rate climbed in 2020, but pandemic assistance blunted losses |
9/15/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
Governor Murphy Establishes Wealth Disparity Task Force |
9/15/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Census |
News Story |
New Census?Data?on Poverty, Income, and Health Coverage Show Need for Robust Federal Recovery Package |
9/15/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Murphy hopeful end of weekly $300 benefit can make dent in labor shortage |
9/15/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
Anti-vax, anti-mask school bills clear GOP-led Senate committee |
9/15/2021 |
Connecticut |
State Finances |
News Story |
Connecticut will take longer to emerge from COVID-induced recession of 2020, advocacy group predicts |
9/15/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Update: Court Hears Oral Argument On Arizona Legislature's Abuse of State Budget Process To Enact Pet Policy Bills |
9/15/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Arizona judge hears arguments on whether anti-mask mandates, other measures can be part of state budget |
9/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
NJ doling out $1 billion in rent relief; Most funding has gone to denser areas |
9/14/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Judge To Rule Soon On Legality Of Policy Provisions Contained In Budget Bills |
9/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
'Reentry Councils' and resources after incarceration |
9/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Child Tax Credit Program takes burden off families locally and across the nation |
9/14/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
Leger Fernández introduces bill to help communities' economic transitions away from fossil fuels |
9/14/2021 |
Connecticut |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Amazon Proposal Rejected + Fights Prompt Policy Change |
9/14/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
No ruling yet on budget bills prohibiting COVID protections |
9/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Sen. Joe Manchin doubles down on requiring parents to work for the Biden child tax credit |
9/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
NJ COVID rent relief is going where it's most needed. Which ZIP codes received the most? |
9/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
The Expanded Child Tax Credit Was a Godsend to Struggling Families. Will Democrats Save It? |
9/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
NEW REPORT: Separate and Unequal: Racial and Ethnic Segregation and the Case for School Funding Reparations in New Jersey |
9/13/2021 |
North Carolina |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Democrats, worker advocates call for NC to boost aid to jobless |
9/13/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
Editorial |
Florida's well-fed governor heartlessly lets kids go hungry |
9/13/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
New Jersey Could Be an Abortion Safe Haven If 'Roe' Falls |
9/13/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
Editorial |
Editorial: Florida's well-fed governor heartlessly lets kids go hungry |
9/13/2021 |
North Carolina |
Income Support |
News Story |
North Carolina Democrats renew push to expand unemployment benefits |
9/13/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
WV jails have more inmates now than when lawmakers passed bail reform in 2020 |
9/13/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
As Texas abortion law roils governor's race, NJ's sweeping pro-choice bill stalls |
9/13/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
ARP Funds Could Help WV Schools Address Mental-Health Needs |
9/13/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
House studies district court system funding structure |
9/12/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Health system merger demands close scrutiny |
9/12/2021 |
Oklahoma |
State Finances |
News Story |
Experts Weigh What Future Of Broadband Could Look Like Under Biden's Infrastructure Plan |
9/12/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
State poised to give food stamps to more affluent people |
9/11/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Labor Day won't end NH employee shortages |
9/11/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
Editorial |
Florida’s well-fed governor heartlessly lets kids go hungry |
9/10/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Georgians In Recovery In Double Struggle To Remain Healthy In Pandemic |
9/10/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
COVID-19 Reversed Progress for Ohio Women, More Than 1 Million Workers Displaced |
9/10/2021 |
Utah |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
A new era of family policy in Utah |
9/10/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Virginia Ranks Towards the Bottom in Education Spending Per Student |
9/10/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic has made NH's child-care problem worse |
9/10/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Federal pandemic jobless benefits are gone. Experts say state lawmakers must now protect workers. ? |
9/9/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Advocate, lawmakers want to review court fee structure |
9/9/2021 |
Maine |
Income Support |
News Story |
Progressive group estimates up to 95K Mainers impacted by end of federal unemployment aid |
9/9/2021 |
New York |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Big business likely to back governor's anti-crime initiatives |
9/8/2021 |
Georgia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Will state and business crime crackdown efforts undo Georgia's new justice reforms? |
9/8/2021 |
New Mexico |
Immigration |
News Story |
Many of New Mexico's Public Officials Want a Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Workers |
9/8/2021 |
Maine |
Income Support |
News Story |
Progressive group estimates up to 95K Mainers impacted by end of federal unemployment aid |
9/8/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Study: COVID-19 reversed progress for Ohio women, more than 1 million workers displaced |
9/8/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Advocate, lawmakers want to review court fee structure in Oklahoma |
9/8/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Recovery in the time of COVID |
9/7/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Coronavirus pandemic forced low-wage Ohioans out of work; number of jobs still low, Policy Matters Ohio report says |
9/7/2021 |
Georgia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Georgians In Recovery In Double Struggle To Remain Healthy During The Pandemic |
9/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Labor Day Is Over, But Struggle Continues For New Jersey Workers |
9/7/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
Many Seeking Emergency Rental Assistance Left Waiting |
9/7/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Poll: More than half say W.Va. economy 'on the wrong track' |
9/7/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic put low-wage Ohioans out of work |
9/7/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Extra federal unemployment benefits expire, but will people go back to work? |
9/7/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Labor Day report: Pandemic hit low-wage workers hardest |
9/6/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
How unions saved West Virginia miners from industrial oppression |
9/6/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
N.J. among worst in job growth, report shows |
9/6/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Latest state unemployment figures don't tell whole story |
9/6/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The fight for miners' rights on this week's Inside West Virginia Politics |
9/6/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
Policy Matters Ohio Report Documents Uneven Economic Impact of COVID |
9/6/2021 |
Georgia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Georgia jobless rate near pre-pandemic lows but COVID surge complicates outlook |
9/6/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest can secure a lasting recovery for Maine |
9/6/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
An uneven economic recovery for New Jersey? |
9/6/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Columnist: American economy could jump by $13 trillion if recovery efforts focused on women |
9/5/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
'Every hire is a win.' |
9/5/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Labor Day: Support workers as essential |
9/5/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Administration pays off loan for unemployment fund, spotlights break for employers |
9/5/2021 |
New York |
Taxes |
News Story |
General Assembly expected to take up state-level Earned Income Tax Credit |
9/4/2021 |
Arizona |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Jobless rate better, but flat, as Arizona employment, workforce surge |
9/4/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pandemic changes workers' job market participation |
9/4/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Tazra Mitchell: On Labor Day, let's thank the DC Council for making transformative investments that support recovery for all workers |
9/4/2021 |
Utah |
Taxes |
News Story |
The Utah State Legislature will consider cutting state income tax |
9/4/2021 |
North Carolina |
Income Support |
News Story |
End of federal unemployment benefit to hit as many as 200,000 in NC |
9/3/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Georgia colleges tackle coming 'demographic cliff' with multiple strategies |
9/3/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Supreme Court deals another blow to school funding |
9/3/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
News Story |
Springfield Considers First Municipal Fiber Network Among New England's Big Cities |
9/3/2021 |
Montana |
Education |
News Story |
Montana to approve $42M boon to childcare |
9/3/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Property-tax battle brewing for the November ballot - and lawsuit threat looms |
9/3/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
How Federal Higher Education Proposals Affect Georgia |
9/2/2021 |
Florida |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Florida is set to boost the minimum wage to $10 an hour - 'a dramatic difference' for low-wage workers |
9/2/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
How to enroll in expanded Soonercare |
9/2/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Last-Minute Law Shrinks Property Tax Cut Measure To A Fraction Of Original Size |
9/2/2021 |
New Mexico |
Immigration |
News Story |
Unable to get assistance: What happens to New Mexicans who speak lesser used languages |
9/2/2021 |
Missouri |
Income Support |
News Story |
Missouri judge rejects attempt to reinstate pandemic-related jobless benefits |
9/2/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
What Would Raising Minimum Wage Mean for Small Businesses in Ohio? |
9/2/2021 |
Kentucky |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Honor Labor Day by supporting all workers |
9/2/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Second Harvest Urges Central Floridians to Petition Governor DeSantis to Feed Families |
9/1/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Groups join calls for DeSantis to authorize food stamp boost |
9/1/2021 |
New Jersey |
Census |
News Story |
More than 11% of Jackson's population are incarcerated at Fort Dix, one of many things to watch as N.J. implements prison gerrymandering |
8/31/2021 |
Ohio |
Equity |
News Story |
After Countless Cries for Racial Justice, Where are We Now? |
8/31/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Why wasn't the pandemic worse? Federal funds and public programs, experts say. ? |
8/31/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Paid family leave advocates rally at Krepps Park for 'Picnic for Paid Leave' |
8/31/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
Op-Ed |
The Supreme Court's flawed ruling on Invest in Ed should not stand |
8/31/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
We Couldn't Afford It': Childcare Costs Are Upending Michigan Moms' Lives. What Can Fix the Problem? |
8/31/2021 |
Alabama |
Income Support |
News Story |
What historic increase in food stamp benefits means for Alabama families |
8/31/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
Murphy opting not to extend $300 weekly benefits |
8/30/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Schools can't win when all 3 branches undermine voters |
8/30/2021 |
New Jersey |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
To honor overdose victims, end the drug war |
8/30/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
Editorial |
Editorial: Tulsa getting closer to finding permanent solution to high evictions |
8/30/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Making child tax credit payments permanent debated |
8/30/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
American Rescue Plan should help all working Ohioans: Andreea Procopan (Opinion) |
8/29/2021 |
Georgia |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
HIGHLAND: Transformative federal policies can address inequities |
8/29/2021 |
Oregon |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: The kicker will be bigger than ever. Let's use it for good. |
8/29/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Running on fumes: Lack of political will imperils fund that keeps Maine roads, bridges safe |
8/29/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
The Frontier: Five years after voters approved landmark criminal justice reforms, counties are still waiting for mental health funding |
8/29/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
With 253,000 Arizonans Behind On Rent, Court Halts Eviction Moratorium |
8/28/2021 |
Utah |
Education |
News Story |
Advocates Say Not All Eligible Kids Receive Federal Childcare Benefits |
8/27/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Equity |
News Story |
Racial minorities dominate meals program, report says |
8/27/2021 |
Florida |
Education |
News Story |
DeSantis urged to seek $820 million in food aid for children. |
8/27/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Franklin County judge wants to reinstate $300 in weekly pandemic unemployment benefits-but can't |
8/27/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Collateral Damage: Supreme Court Ruling Jeopardizes Another $600 Million In School Funding |
8/27/2021 |
Missouri |
Income Support |
News Story |
Organization sues Missouri to restore federal unemployment benefits |
8/26/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Panel discussion highlights uncertainties of Tennessee's Medicaid block grant waiver |
8/26/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
First-time Ohio jobless claims hit new low |
8/26/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Voters Sign Petitions to Overturn New Tax Laws that Gut Education |
8/26/2021 |
New Mexico |
Immigration |
News Story |
A Language Barrier Is Preventing Immigrant and Refugee Communities From Getting Pandemic Relief |
8/25/2021 |
Florida |
Immigration |
Op-Ed |
Gov. DeSantis should shoulder responsibility |
8/25/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Warner can help bridge divides on budget |
8/25/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Case Over $300 Unemployment Assistance Sent Back To County Court - WOUB Public Media |
8/24/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Coloradans aren't anti-tax, they just want fair taxes |
8/24/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
Florida missing out on millions of dollars in federal aid for childhood hunger |
8/24/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
How gaps in health insurance coverage haunt vulnerable patients |
8/24/2021 |
Idaho |
Education |
News Story |
Idaho teacher pay lower than in neighboring states |
8/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
Snowy State, Child Care Desert: What's Being Done About Child Care in Michigan |
8/24/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
What a minimum wage hike would mean to New Hampshire |
8/24/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Record surplus creates opportunity to reinvest in Ky. |
8/24/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
A Tour Of Bail: How Other States Have Reformed The Money Bail System |
8/23/2021 |
Louisiana |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
A Black woman's earnings show a societal lack of respect and appreciation for her |
8/23/2021 |
Georgia |
Immigration |
News Story |
Coalition pushes licenses for unauthorized immigrants in Georgia |
8/23/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Newport News School Board failed to create a safe place for all |
8/23/2021 |
Florida |
Income Support |
News Story |
In Florida, DeSantis cut jobless aid just as virus began terrifying new wave |
8/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
Ciattarelli wants to change New Jersey's school funding plan. His idea may not be that new. |
8/23/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
With or without a moratorium, Tulsa is seeing eviction cases rise |
8/22/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Fight persists to restore Ohio $300 federal jobless aid |
8/20/2021 |
New Jersey |
Immigration |
News Story |
NJ Bans Prisons From Making Deals To Hold Immigrants For ICE |
8/20/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: What to do with billions in surplus and federal relief funds; It could finally fix our broken child care system |
8/20/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Proposition 208 ruling is another victory in Arizona Republicans' war on school children |
8/20/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Superintendent Hoffman and Invest in Arizona Coalition React to Arizona Supreme Court Invest in Ed Ruling |
8/20/2021 |
Vermont |
Census |
News Story |
US Census 2020: Vermont is growing |
8/20/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Court backs schools tax hike for now |
8/20/2021 |
Kentucky |
Education |
Op-Ed |
College is about to start in Kentucky, and students need federal debt relief. |
8/20/2021 |
Vermont |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
No easy answers on labor shortage |
8/19/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Over 487,000 Floridians sought health insurance this year, report finds |
8/19/2021 |
District of Columbia |
State Finances |
News Story |
From Access to Justice to the Department of Buildings: What's in the just-passed Budget Support Act - and what got left out |
8/19/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Baker: Use Surplus Funds to Reduce Employer Unemployment Burden |
8/19/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Record Surplus Creates Opportunity to Reinvest in Kentucky |
8/19/2021 |
Colorado |
Health Care |
News Story |
Bennet touts $400 million measure to expand home health care, increase pay in field |
8/19/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
W.Va. Remade Its Juvenile Justice System, But Stopped Measuring If The Changes Were Helping Kids |
8/19/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Baker proposes $1 billion unemployment insurance fund cut to unburden employers |
8/19/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Think tank supports appeal of unemployment benefit cutoff |
8/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Unemployment benefit cuts have not had intended effect |
8/18/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Dems to seek Florida Medicaid expansion; They want to bypass DeSantis and the Republican Florida lawmakers |
8/18/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Study: Unemployment benefit cuts have not had intended effect |
8/18/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Louisiana families to see food stamp increase in October |
8/17/2021 |
New Mexico |
Immigration |
News Story |
Report: Pandemic relief out of reach for many immigrants, refugees |
8/17/2021 |
Michigan |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Whitmer to OK letting drunken drivers try to clear record |
8/17/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Collateral Sanctions Create Roadblocks For Formerly Convicted In Ohio |
8/17/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
We have to fix child care |
8/17/2021 |
Nebraska |
Taxes |
News Story |
Blueprint Nebraska seeks income tax cuts, other tax reforms, to boost economy |
8/17/2021 |
Kentucky |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Experts Say: KY Budget Surplus Should Be Invested In Communities |
8/17/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Staffing shortages hold back restaurant rebound; Survey: 90% of eateries in state grapple with issue |
8/16/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Louisiana food stamps increase about 23% on Oct. 1 |
8/16/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Equity |
News Story |
Wisconsin cities look to basic income to close racial, other wealth gaps |
8/16/2021 |
Minnesota |
Equity |
News Story |
Advocates say Minnesota leaders failed to 'meet the moment' in tackling racial disparities |
8/16/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
Over $10 billion in federal COVID relief |
8/16/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
'It can be a real game changer': How Virginia families are using the new child tax credit for food, child care and more |
8/15/2021 |
New Mexico |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Let's make drugs more affordable for New Mexicans |
8/15/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Massachusetts has yet to re-implement a charitable tax deduction, which passed through a ballot question in 2000. What's at stake? |
8/15/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Northeast Michigan severely lacking in child care options |
8/14/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
News Story |
Vermont communities to receive millions in federal Covid-19 relief this week |
8/14/2021 |
New Jersey |
Census |
News Story |
What the census tells us about New Jersey | NJ Spotlight News |
8/13/2021 |
Arizona |
State Finances |
News Story |
Education groups, nonprofits go to court to challenge Arizona's mask law |
8/13/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Immigration |
News Story |
Advocates Testify In Favor Of Bill To Allow Driver's Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants |
8/13/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Advocates Lament Lack of Funding for Social Services at Community Schools |
8/13/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Big Money for Big Biz, Not as Much for Poor |
8/12/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
CMC: Unpacking Ohio's New Biennial Budget |
8/12/2021 |
District of Columbia |
State Finances |
News Story |
D.C. Council approves final vote on city budget |
8/12/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Poll: Majority of Virginians Back Taxing Wealthy to Pay for Biden Relief Plan |
8/12/2021 |
Utah |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Young People Had More Legal Representation In Juvenile Court Thanks To A Recent Law, Report Shows |
8/12/2021 |
Utah |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
How a new law changed what happens in Utah courts when kids get in trouble |
8/11/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
Op-Ed |
When States Take Over School Districts, the Community Loses |
8/11/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Poll: 61% of Coloradans support key provisions in Democrats' budget bill |
8/11/2021 |
Montana |
Health Care |
News Story |
Proposed changes to Medicaid eligibility in MT receive pushback in interim hearing |
8/11/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Warner proclaims 'biggest infrastructure investment in our lifetimes,' but path is uncertain in House |
8/11/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Investigators: Hospital policies offer extremely discounted, even free medical care |
8/11/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
After a year of cuts, state funding looks positive for fiscal 2022 |
8/10/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
How should West Virginia spend American Rescue Plan funds? |
8/10/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Another COVID-19 boost in food assistance on the way |
8/10/2021 |
Tennessee |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
'Perfect storm'; Economic hurdles choke business growth |
8/10/2021 |
North Carolina |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
About that labor "shortage" – Look to wave of retirements, not government aid to understand |
8/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
The importance of Paid Family and Medical Leave in West Virginia |
8/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
West Virginia's Bail Reform Bill: How It Works And Who It Serves |
8/9/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
What does the $1 trillion infrastructure bill mean for Maine? |
8/9/2021 |
Arkansas |
Housing |
News Story |
Arkansas is sitting on $190 million in pandemic rental aid |
8/8/2021 |
Ohio |
Education |
News Story |
The Annotated Ohio Child-Care Worker |
8/8/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
East Coast lawmakers pepper Congress with pleas for SALT tax break |
8/8/2021 |
Arkansas |
Income Support |
News Story |
Having stuck it to both poor people and vulnerable children, Arkansas lawmakers adjourn |
8/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
A history of racism explains why so many poor N.J. residents don't get welfare, report says |
8/7/2021 |
Michigan |
State Finances |
News Story |
Billions coming to Michigan cities, bringing tough questions about priorities |
8/6/2021 |
Alabama |
Health Care |
News Story |
Health Insurance enrollment period for Affordable Care Act ends Aug. 15 |
8/6/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Nonprofits slam Legislature for delaying tax breaks for donations |
8/6/2021 |
Michigan |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
A lack of affordable child care is keeping some Michigan parents out of the workforce, a pilot program aims to fix that |
8/6/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
Op-Ed |
Use $11 billion in American Rescue Plan to boost hazard pay for essential workers in Ohio |
8/6/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Poll says Georgians prefer COVID relief be spent on economic assistance, health care |
8/5/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Spending Spree; General Assembly returns to Richmond to appropriate federal stimulus cash |
8/5/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Homelessness advocates celebrate DC's budget as a win |
8/5/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Laura Milliken & Sarah Mattson Dustin: SNAP benefits kids and the economy |
8/5/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio unemployment system: Better training, new technology, more transparency needed, report says |
8/5/2021 |
Vermont |
Income Support |
News Story |
Government assistance lifts Vermonters out of poverty, but the work is far from done |
8/4/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
Op-Ed |
How we can strengthen our foundation for families |
8/4/2021 |
Connecticut |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
End the traumatization of our children. We must raise the age of arrest (again) |
8/4/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Michigan child care costs rival mortgage payments, some parents forced to make tough choices |
8/4/2021 |
West Virginia |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
The Human Cost Of Bail |
8/3/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Here's what happened when Gov. Justice cut off WV federal unemployment dollars |
8/3/2021 |
Colorado |
Taxes |
News Story |
Initiative 27: Experts weigh in on property tax ballot initiative |
8/3/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Equity |
News Story |
On Black Women's Equal Pay Day, advocates push for wealth equality in DC |
8/3/2021 |
Tennessee |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Teachers in Wilson County paid more than state minimum |
8/3/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Utility shutoffs help drive evictions in Michigan |
8/3/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Community leaders call for more investment in prevention as prison costs rise |
8/1/2021 |
Ohio |
Income Support |
News Story |
Was taking away Ohioans' extra $300 unemployment payments the right move? |
7/31/2021 |
New Mexico |
Education |
News Story |
Tribal leaders demand action on public education inequity |
7/31/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
'Crumbling Schools' tour highlights need for renovations, help with mounting costs |
7/31/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Why Massachusetts keeps postponing this tax break for charity donations |
7/30/2021 |
Georgia |
Education |
News Story |
Georgia Needs Universal Preschool To Stay Competitive, Education And Policy Experts Say |
7/30/2021 |
West Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
WV leisure and hospitality job market has rebounded since COVID's start |
7/30/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Louisiana cuts off $300 federal jobless aid Saturday. With a COVID-19 surge, is the economy ready? |
7/30/2021 |
Tennessee |
State Finances |
News Story |
Many Tennessee economic indicators trend up, others mixed |
7/30/2021 |
New Jersey |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Pain, labor shortage, likely to be long term in NJ |
7/30/2021 |
Ohio |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Opinion: Medicaid 'a blessing' that must be protected 56 years after its signing |
7/30/2021 |
Alabama |
Income Support |
News Story |
EXPLAINER: Will moratorium's end spell evictions in Alabama? |
7/30/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
EXPLAINER: How Oklahoma evictions might spike after July |
7/30/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Report: High Energy Burdens Affect MI Health, Quality Of Life |
7/30/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
News Story |
State income tax rebates are coming soon, Idaho. Here's what you can expect. |
7/30/2021 |
Montana |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Letter to the Editor: Bolstering child care helps all Montanans |
7/29/2021 |
West Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Sales Tax Holiday in W.Va. this weekend could help struggling families |
7/29/2021 |
Wisconsin |
Income Support |
News Story |
Wisconsin Republicans cut homelessness relief initiatives from proposed budget |
7/29/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Report by Cleveland-based think tank calls for social workers to deal with mental health emergencies instead of police |
7/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Massachusetts House Overrides Baker on Charitable Giving Tax Deduction |
7/29/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Cleveland asks residents how to spend $511 million in federal stimulus; community activists urge for participatory budgeting process |
7/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Cash cushion eyed to test fare-free bus rides |
7/29/2021 |
Idaho |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Court-ordered fines and fees undercut integrity and fiscal prudence of criminal justice in Idaho |
7/29/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Equity |
News Story |
Lawmakers and advocates take aim at Baker over low-income transit fare veto |
7/29/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
Leftover child care money gives a boost to cash-strapped Michigan providers |
7/29/2021 |
Virginia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Many Fairfax County employees can't afford cost of living, new report says |
7/29/2021 |
Texas |
Income Support |
News Story |
Housing coalition petitions for lodging tax |
7/28/2021 |
Florida |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Despite Gov. DeSantis' concerns, some Florida juveniles facing felonies have been helped by 'diversion' programs |
7/28/2021 |
Montana |
Health Care |
News Story |
Opponents say change to Montana Medicaid programs would harm people |
7/28/2021 |
New Hampshire |
State Finances |
News Story |
$112 million in federal relief funds up for grabs by municipalities in New Hampshire |
7/27/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Whitmer OKs $385M bill with aid for hospitals, nursing homes |
7/27/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
News Story |
Governor Whitmer signs $385 million bill to aid hospitals and nursing homes |
7/27/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
EDITORIAL: Voters, now courts have spoke on Medicaid expansion |
7/27/2021 |
Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
Northam's $250 million HVAC investment leaves education advocates underwhelmed |
7/27/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Ohio has 'quite a ways to go' to full recovery |
7/27/2021 |
Missouri |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax breakdowns differ, but there's some agreement to make Missouri more resilient during recessions |
7/27/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
Top eviction filers in Tulsa County owned by out-of-state landlords |
7/27/2021 |
Maine |
Income Support |
News Story |
Unless Congress Acts, 20 Million People Will Lose Unemployment Aid in Just 41 Days: Analysis |
7/27/2021 |
Tennessee |
Health Care |
News Story |
Study: Residents Of Southern States Without Medicaid Expansion Have Far More Medical Debt |
7/27/2021 |
Maine |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Addressing the student loan crisis |
7/26/2021 |
West Virginia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Report: A Third Of West Virginians Use Medicaid |
7/26/2021 |
Maine |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Maine employers can't ask about criminal history until job offer made – but can ask about medical history? |
7/26/2021 |
New Jersey |
Equity |
News Story |
New Jersey Is Replacing Its Lead Water Pipes – All Of Them |
7/26/2021 |
Missouri |
Income Support |
News Story |
New Law Aims To Help Get More Services To Homeless Teens In Missouri |
7/26/2021 |
Ohio |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Report Calls For More Non-Police First Responders In Cleveland |
7/26/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
The national $1.7T student debt crisis is burdening Central Mass. graduates, but finding solvency is complicated |
7/26/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Child Tax Credit is great, but it's just a beginning |
7/25/2021 |
Connecticut |
Income Support |
News Story |
State residents face rent roulette |
7/25/2021 |
Florida |
Criminal Justice |
Op-Ed |
Another missed opportunity for meaningful juvenile justice reform in Florida |
7/25/2021 |
Arkansas |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
The states where the minimum wage is highest in 2021 |
7/25/2021 |
Colorado |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
A session that showed the best and worst of times |
7/25/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Court Sides with Voters, Thwarts GOP Plan to Stop Working People from Getting Health Care |
7/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Electric bill assistance needed by many in Michigan |
7/24/2021 |
Maine |
Criminal Justice |
News Story |
Maine Law Will Prohibit Employers From Inquiring About Criminal History of Applicants |
7/24/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Education |
Op-Ed |
We need reinvestment in wake of PASSHE consolidation |
7/24/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
West Michigan organizations work on youth homelessness in LGBTQ community |
7/24/2021 |
California |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
Working toward an equitable California never stops |
7/24/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
What Abrams did in Ga. is giving inspiration in Pa. |
7/23/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
Oklahomans Fear Eviction Spike as Federal Moratorium Expires |
7/23/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Republicans, progressive groups say Murphy's tax rebate is election year gimmick |
7/23/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Income Support |
News Story |
Serial evictions in Tulsa County add to ongoing eviction crisis as CDC moratorium comes to an end |
7/23/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
Public education groups launch referendums |
7/23/2021 |
Maine |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Businesses grapple with summer labor shortage |
7/22/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
As deadline nears for former foster youth in Arizona to get aid, advocates push for direct cash payments |
7/22/2021 |
Montana |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Letter to the editor: Quality child care good for economy |
7/22/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid expansion measure did not violate state constitution, Missouri Supreme Court rules |
7/22/2021 |
Oklahoma |
Health Care |
News Story |
Tribal nations in Oklahoma aim to make a difference in mental health care when the state can't |
7/22/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
A historic victory for Kentucky's children |
7/22/2021 |
Oregon |
Health Care |
News Story |
Oregon Business - Home Is Where Your Health Is |
7/22/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
Vermont lawmakers to pick up education finance reform efforts this fall |
7/22/2021 |
Missouri |
Health Care |
News Story |
Voters Prevail In Missouri: 275,000 To Gain Access To Health Care |
7/22/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Guest columnist: Expansion of Child Tax Credit a landmark victory in child poverty fight |
7/21/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
LETTER: Government action on oil and gas reform continues |
7/21/2021 |
Connecticut |
Education |
News Story |
National study assesses state standing for child welfare, including successes and struggles |
7/21/2021 |
Vermont |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
PAI: Where is the federal relief for Vermont municipalities? |
7/21/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
The Checks Are Arriving And It Could Cut The Child Poverty Rate Nearly In Half |
7/21/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Should the Massachusetts estate tax exemption be raised from the current $1 million? |
7/21/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Excluded Workers Rallied Against Another Exclusion Before the Council Budget Vote |
7/21/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
'We're not getting a lot of young families' |
7/21/2021 |
Utah |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
The high price of lower taxes |
7/21/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
News Story |
Families start receiving Child Tax Credit |
7/21/2021 |
Michigan |
Health Care |
Op-Ed |
Promoting affordable energy and health for all Michigan families |
7/21/2021 |
District of Columbia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Ahead of DC Council's first 2022 budget vote, a look at some of the changes sought by committee chairs |
7/20/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
News Story |
New Mexico educators say fossil fuel funding is unreliable |
7/20/2021 |
District of Columbia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Chairman Mendelson's Newsletter on Raising Taxes, Annotated |
7/20/2021 |
Connecticut |
Income Support |
Editorial |
EDITORIAL: Pension outlook improves, at least a bit |
7/20/2021 |
Colorado |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
If your employer owes you up to $2k, this Denver wage theft law could help you get paid |
7/20/2021 |
New Mexico |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Taxpayers Should Not Be Left With The Bill To Clean Up Orphaned Oil And Gas Wells |
7/20/2021 |
Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
Interest Groups Lining Up Proposals on How to Spend Federal Funding |
7/20/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Whitmer vetoes bill to end extra weekly jobless benefits |
7/20/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Advocates Call for Increased Homelessness Prevention Funding at Vigil |
7/19/2021 |
New Mexico |
Education |
News Story |
Tutor program in Albuquerque could set the pace for rest of NM |
7/19/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
Shortage of child care workers leaves parents scrambling to find after-school care |
7/19/2021 |
Massachusetts |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Beacon Hill has billions in COVID aid to distribute. Don't hold your breath |
7/19/2021 |
New Mexico |
Income Support |
News Story |
COVID-19's Impact on Food Insecurity and Where We Go From Here |
7/19/2021 |
District of Columbia |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Erica Williams and Kimberly Perry: By balancing the tax code, we can fund a just recovery |
7/19/2021 |
Arkansas |
State Finances |
News Story |
Lottery hits records for revenue, scholarship money |
7/19/2021 |
Utah |
Taxes |
News Story |
Romney's Child Tax Credit Plan Lauded By Voices For Utah Children |
7/19/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Child Tax Credit Expansion is Victory; Let's Not Let it Vanish |
7/18/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Education |
News Story |
Low-income school districts are receiving ‘game changer’ Student Opportunity Act funding. Will achievement gaps finally shrink? |
7/18/2021 |
Louisiana |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Jarvis DeBerry: Louisiana is a safer place for Big Oil than Louisiana's people |
7/18/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Ohioans' voices made the state budget better: Wendy Patton |
7/18/2021 |
California |
Income Support |
News Story |
California takes a nibble at offering food stamps to undocumented immigrants |
7/18/2021 |
Tennessee |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Will minimum wage hike help racial wealth gap for service workers? |
7/18/2021 |
Connecticut |
Income Support |
News Story |
Lembo: Extra pension payments mean big savings now |
7/17/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Baker signs budget, takes different tack on tax policy - CommonWealth Magazine |
7/17/2021 |
Louisiana |
Income Support |
News Story |
Louisiana to end unemployment benefits for 'gig workers,' self-employed residents in August |
7/17/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
Voters approved a tax deduction on charitable donations in 2000. Lawmakers and Baker are odds on whether to delay it again |
7/17/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Equity |
News Story |
Black Leaders Say Federal COVID Funds Have Passed Over Hardest-Hit Communities |
7/16/2021 |
Maryland |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Van Hollen: Republicans Unlikely To Support Extending Expanded Child Tax Credit |
7/16/2021 |
Tennessee |
Education |
News Story |
Average annual Tennessee teacher salary eclipses $52K |
7/16/2021 |
Arkansas |
Taxes |
News Story |
Tax credit to benefit 93% of state children Cash flows to parents' bank accounts |
7/16/2021 |
Vermont |
Equity |
Op-Ed |
PAI: Vermont leads the nation in pay parity |
7/16/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Our View: Monthly checks on way for you and your children, thanks to American Rescue Plan |
7/16/2021 |
New Mexico |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Voice of the Public- Child well-being in New Mexico |
7/16/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Direct child tax credit checks start for thousands of Arizona families |
7/16/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
Op-Ed |
Expansion of child tax credit a landmark in fight against child poverty. Don't let it expire. |
7/16/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Kelly Allen: Infrastructure alone will not move WV forward |
7/16/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
First round of child tax credits begin hitting bank accounts of Michigan families |
7/16/2021 |
Connecticut |
Income Support |
News Story |
Extra pension payments mean big savings for Connecticut now - and down the road |
7/16/2021 |
Ohio |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
More Ohioans are entering the job market as state emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, data indicates |
7/16/2021 |
West Virginia |
Census |
Op-Ed |
David Shribman: West Virginia hopes to reverse a decade of decline |
7/16/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
The child tax credit and your family |
7/16/2021 |
Maine |
Taxes |
News Story |
What The Child Tax Credit Could Mean For Maine Families |
7/16/2021 |
Tennessee |
Census |
News Story |
How should Rutherford County use its American Rescue Plan funds? |
7/16/2021 |
Kentucky |
Taxes |
News Story |
'It'll help with bills and food and just all the way around.' Local mom reacts to receiving child tax credit payments |
7/16/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Florida seeks $1.1B in federal funding to expand Medicaid home-based services |
7/16/2021 |
Michigan |
Taxes |
News Story |
Michiganders already taking advantage of new child tax credits |
7/15/2021 |
Alabama |
Income Support |
News Story |
How does moratorium affect high-vacancy Alabama? |
7/15/2021 |
New Jersey |
Taxes |
News Story |
Child tax credit expansion set to boost NJ families |
7/15/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Child tax credits coming to Ariz. families |
7/15/2021 |
Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
As thousands await payment, advocacy groups demand action from Virginia Employment Commission |
7/15/2021 |
Oregon |
Income Support |
Op-Ed |
Time running out for rental assistance |
7/14/2021 |
Arizona |
Education |
News Story |
New Invest In Ed-related Referendum Filed; And Now, There Are Six Petitions Hitting the Streets |
7/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
State Finances |
News Story |
West Virginia: A case study on the impact of population decline |
7/14/2021 |
Georgia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Child tax credit payments poised to hit American family bank accounts - Youth Today |
7/14/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
Income Support |
News Story |
Senator Haywood and Community Leaders Call for Permanent Child Tax Credit Payments |
7/14/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Child tax credits are expected to drastically reduce child poverty in Michigan |
7/14/2021 |
Vermont |
Education |
News Story |
Education funding task force gets underway |
7/14/2021 |
Virginia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Virginia's Congressional delegation should support the president's tax justice proposals |
7/14/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Florida seeks $1.1B in federal funding to expand Medicaid home-based services |
7/14/2021 |
Pennsylvania |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
State governments are flush with stimulus cash. Is that a blessing -- or a curse? |
7/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Census |
Op-Ed |
West Virginia: A case study on the impact of population decline |
7/14/2021 |
Rhode Island |
Income Support |
News Story |
Providence launching Guaranteed Income pilot program |
7/14/2021 |
Maine |
State Finances |
News Story |
Maine Voices: Federal relief funds should target Mainers hit hardest by the pandemic |
7/14/2021 |
West Virginia |
Education |
News Story |
WV school systems are requesting input on how to spend $739M in federal money. Kanawha alone is getting $82M. |
7/14/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Georgia's tax revenue jumps over $3 billion last year |
7/13/2021 |
Georgia |
Health Care |
News Story |
Mental health called Georgia's 'next pandemic' as substance abuse rises |
7/13/2021 |
California |
Immigration |
News Story |
California Considers Offering Food Stamps to Undocumented Immigrants |
7/13/2021 |
Montana |
State Finances |
News Story |
State loses extra federal food money, but has 2-month boost of its own |
7/13/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
Child Tax Credit Payments Begin July 15 |
7/13/2021 |
Alabama |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded child tax credits start Thursday |
7/13/2021 |
Florida |
Health Care |
News Story |
Medicaid advocates urge Florida federal delegation to support $400B for home-based care |
7/13/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Income Support |
News Story |
Providence debuts pilot cash payment program for low-income residents |
7/13/2021 |
Massachusetts |
Taxes |
News Story |
A billion-dollar tax cut for business owners? It's in the Mass. state budget. |
7/12/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Advocates try to alert Mich. families about expanded Child Tax Credit |
7/12/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Be Realistic About the State of Ohio Economy |
7/12/2021 |
New Hampshire |
Education |
Op-Ed |
Commentary: School Funding In The State Budget - Subminimal Progress, Significant Harm |
7/12/2021 |
Georgia |
Taxes |
News Story |
Georgia tax revenue leaps more than $3B over last year |
7/12/2021 |
New Jersey |
Health Care |
News Story |
Congressman Andy Kim and Local Health Advocates Highlight How High Drug Prices Hurt New Jersey Seniors and the Need for Rx Drug Reform |
7/12/2021 |
New Hampshire |
State Finances |
News Story |
State budgets are not written in stone |
7/12/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
Child tax credit payments begin Thursday, July 15: What you need to know, how you'll get them |
7/12/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Take an honest look at our state |
7/12/2021 |
Georgia |
State Finances |
News Story |
5 Times Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Failed Georgians |
7/11/2021 |
Ohio |
Taxes |
News Story |
Income tax changes: Work-from-home could have bit impact on city budgets |
7/11/2021 |
Michigan |
Education |
News Story |
Pandemic data viewed skeptically |
7/11/2021 |
Maryland |
Work Support and Wages |
News Story |
Baltimore judge postpones unemployment lawsuit hearing to Monday |
7/10/2021 |
Georgia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded federal child tax credit to kick in |
7/10/2021 |
Florida |
State Finances |
Op-Ed |
Improving the well-being of Florida's children is on all of us |
7/10/2021 |
Alabama |
State Finances |
News Story |
42 Alabama groups urge Ivey to drive transformative change with federal COVID-19 relief funds |
7/10/2021 |
Kentucky |
State Finances |
News Story |
ThriveKY meets, provides pandemic advocacy update |
7/10/2021 |
Florida |
Education |
News Story |
State has other options for teacher bonuses, even if U.S. nixes first plan, experts say |
7/10/2021 |
New Jersey |
Income Support |
News Story |
Rep Bill Pascrell, Coalition of Orgs, and Local Families Tout New $300 Per Child Monthly Tax Credit New Jersey Families To Start Receiving This Month |
7/9/2021 |
Arizona |
Income Support |
News Story |
Arizona ending $300 weekly unemployment benefits July 10 |
7/9/2021 |
Florida |
Education |
News Story |
Florida has other options for teacher bonuses, even if U.S. nixes first plan, experts say |
7/9/2021 |
Alabama |
State Finances |
News Story |
Groups ask Ivey to spend $4 billion in pandemic aid on those most in need |
7/9/2021 |
West Virginia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Organizers raise awareness for Child Tax Credit to help struggling families |
7/9/2021 |
Ohio |
State Finances |
News Story |
Wealthy Ohio State Lawmakers to Gain From Income Tax Cuts in Budget, Average Ohioan Will Save $75 |
7/9/2021 |
Connecticut |
State Finances |
News Story |
CT ranks 8th for child welfare, national study shows |
7/8/2021 |
Georgia |
Income Support |
News Story |
Expanded federal child tax credit kicks in July 15 |
7/8/2021 |
Connecticut |
Taxes |
News Story |
With taxes, 'fair' always means 'more' |
7/8/2021 |
Michigan |
Income Support |
News Story |
Analysis: How to get cash back into hands of Michigan families |
7/8/2021 |
Idaho |
Taxes |
News Story |
Pandemic Growth Led This State to Slash Taxes, Issue Rebates |
7/7/2021 |
New Jersey |
Education |
News Story |
NJPP: The Consequences of School Underfunding |
7/7/2021 |
Arizona |
Taxes |
News Story |
Progressive Groups Seek to Reverse Historic Arizona Tax Cuts |
7/7/2021 |
Florida |
Education |
News Story |
When Holocaust education meets critical race theory |
7/7/2021 |
Arizona |
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