Economic Opportunity
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,...
Governor’s Budget Choices Attempt To Give Many Misguided and Failed Policies A Second Life
Today, Ashley C. Kenneth, President and CEO of The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI), released the following statement on...
Governor Youngkin’s Minimum Wage Veto Harms 365,000 Working People and Our Economy
Today, Ashley C. Kenneth, President and CEO of The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI), released the following statement regarding...
Left in the Lurch: How Federal Cuts, Confusion, and Threats Harm Virginians
Updated on March 28, 2025, with 2023-2024 federal school funding data From seniors receiving assistance to pay for nursing home...