Budget & Revenue
Standing at the Crossroads: Virginia has an Opportunity to Invest in an Equitable Future
Virginia is a wealthy state with the resources to invest in creating broadly shared opportunity and prosperity. How we...
Improved Working Families Tax Credits Would Give a Boost to Mothers and Children
This Mother’s Day, let’s remember that well-designed tax policy has a role to play in supporting moms and their families. For too many mothers, working at low wages means struggling to get by and to get ahead.
I-81 and Other Projects Get Funding Boost
For Virginia’s communities to thrive, the state needs to make ongoing investments, and that includes safe, well-maintained roads and highways. In Virginia, serious investments must include a serious discussion about revenues.
New Federal Proposal Would Raise Incomes and Support More Working Families and Children
Earning a paycheck should mean being able to provide for one’s family. However, many of Virginia’s low-income working families are struggling to make ends meet to keep up with rising costs like rent and expensive child care. A new federal proposal,
A Refundable EITC Helps Working Families in Every District: Spring 2019 Update
Over 600,000 of Virginia’s working families currently receive the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). For families struggling to...
Raising Local Resources: Virginia Localities Do What They Can — And Could Do More with State Help
In Virginia, public services such as education, health, and public safety are often undertaken in partnership between the state and local governments. This partnership may seem
Virginia Sales Tax Law Catching up to Today’s Economy — With Possible Delays
During the 2019 General Assembly session, Virginia lawmakers passed important legislation to better align our state and local sales tax with the modern economy. Starting in July,
Virginia’s Revised Budget Makes Some Modest Steps Toward Dismantling Barriers Facing Virginians of Color
State budgets can advance equity or further entrench barriers to opportunity for people of color that have been systematically shaped through policy decisions.
Session 2019: Key Budget Policy Choices
Comparing key differences in proposed changes to the 2018-2020 budget by the governor, House, Senate, and conference committee House...