Letter to President Biden April 5, 2021 Children's Defense Fund. March 2021. Over 150 organizations shared an open letter calling for the federal government to permane... Read More
Study suggests a new approach for Uncle Sam to fight poverty March 29, 2021 Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). March 2021. A new Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIE... Read More
Building an Equitable Recovery Requires Investing in Children, Supporting Workers, and Expanding Health Coverage March 29, 2021 CBPP. March 2021. A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examined the underlying policy failures t... Read More
Tracking the COVID-19 Recession’s Effects on Food, Housing, and Employment Hardships March 22, 2021 CBPP. March 2021. A recently-updated report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) finds that COVID-19’s econom... Read More
American Rescue Plan Act Will Help Millions and Bolster the Economy March 15, 2021 CBPP. March 2021. A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) analyzed the key provisions in the histor... Read More
States Can Adopt or Expand Earned Income Tax Credits to Build Equitable, Inclusive Communities and Economies March 11, 2021 CBPP. March 2021. A new report from CBPP reviewed the effectiveness of state EITCs as a policy lever to support families, reduc... Read More
House COVID Relief Bill Includes Critical Expansions of Child Tax Credit and EITC March 8, 2021 CBPP. March 2021. A recent report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examined the House’s COVID-19 relief b... Read More
Estimates of Cash Payment and Tax Credit Provisions in American Rescue Plan March 8, 2021 ITEP. March 2021. A new blog post from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) analyzed the House and Senate’s rec... Read More
Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis: Enhancing the Child Tax Credit March 5, 2021 Urban Institute. February 2021. The Urban Institute recently hosted a discussion on the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and current prop... Read More
Bolstering Family Income Is Essential to Helping Children Emerge Successfully From the Current Crisis March 1, 2021 CBPP. February 2021. A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examined the ways using poverty-reduci... Read More
