Economic Opportunity
Virginia Impact Report: How the Congressional Reconciliation Bill will Impact Our Communities
We all want to live in a place where people have enough to eat and can access medical care when...
New Report Summarizes Harm of House Reconciliation Bill for Virginia
House bill and inaction on enhanced ACA subsidies to take away health coverage from roughly 16 million nationally and make...
Virginia Impact Report: How the House Reconciliation Bill will Impact Our Communities
We all want to live in a place where people have enough to eat and can access medical care when...
Statement: U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Take Away Food, Health Care from Hundreds of Thousands of Virginians
Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP Would Raise Costs on Virginia Families, Blow Hole in State Budget The Commonwealth Institute for...
U.S. House Committees Pass Bills That Would Threaten Health Care and Food Access for Virginians
After All-Night Sessions, 3 Committees Advance Largest Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in American History to Fund Tax Giveaways for...
Doing Our Work in Virginia: How Virginia’s Legislature is Investing in Communities (2025 Session Recap)
When we think about the Virginia that we want to live in — where families have access to affordable health...
A 20% Refundable EITC Will Boost Families Across the Commonwealth
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has helped boost the incomes of low-income working families for decades, making essentials...
U.S. Senate Passes Budget Framework that Will Harm Virginia Families
Early this morning, the U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution that paves the way for massive cuts to crucial...
Session 2025: Key Budget Policy Choices
The Virginia state budget affects everything and everyone in our lives — from how well we fund our public schools,...