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Roadmap to Reviving Worker Power: Leveraging Federal Funds to Grow Unions & Economic Opportunity
Choices made in recent years at the federal level offer Virginia a significant opportunity to build a more fair, more...
Budget Matters: How it Works and How It Can Work For Virginia Families
Originally published July 20, 2023: Updated Aug. 13, 2024 get our “budget...
Where We Are on Key Policies that Support Working People and Needed Progress (Session 2024 Recap)
Working people drive our businesses and economy. And the public policy choices that support working people and impact their well-being,...
How We Fought to Invest in Families through a Fair, Family-focused Tax Code (Session 2024 Recap)
Most of us want to send our kids to well-funded public schools, to have access to affordable health care, and...
Major Changes From The Conference Budget That Helped Get To A Final Budget
Families across Virginia want to live in communities with well-resourced schools, access to affordable health coverage, and state investments so...
Session 2024: Key Budget Policy Choices
Comparing the introduced, legislature-passed, and governor’s amendments for the 2024-2026 budget The governor has released his proposed changes...
Modern and Fair: Expanding the Sales Tax to Reflect the “New Economy”
In order to have a budget that makes critical investments in community needs, like public education, health care, and housing,...
Continuing the path to a $15 minimum wage is the right choice for families and our economy
This column originally appeared in Cardinal News As elected officials discuss ways to boost Virginia’s economy, many often overlook...
How House and Senate Budget Proposals Would Impact Virginia Communities
When lawmakers make bold choices to raise resources, we can invest more in all of us. Last week, the House...