Economic Opportunity
Rebuilding Stronger for Virginia Beach: Collective Bargaining Advances Equity and Strengthens Families
Virginia Beach is a vibrant, diverse community where people choose to live and work together for better opportunities for all...
Prioritizing Public Workers: How Collective Bargaining Can Help Public Employees in Newport News Achieve an Equitable and Quality Workplace
Newport News is a diverse community filled with rich and unique history. The city is working to transform into a...
The Commonwealth Institute Releases New Radio Ad on Importance of Extending the Enhanced Child Tax Credit
The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis released a new radio ad today that highlights how the newly improved Child Tax...
Qué debe saber sobre, y cómo reclamar el mejorado crédito tributario para los hijos: Preguntas frecuentes
en inglés La Ley del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense (ARPA por las iniciales de su nombre en inglés: The...
What to Know About the Improved Child Tax Credit: FAQs
en Español The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), passed by Congress in March, has provided much needed relief to...
Labor Day Reflections on Race, Power, and Organized Labor In Virginia
In the wake of a pandemic, an economic crisis that affected marginalized communities the hardest, and a global uprising that...
The New Child Tax Credit Provides Historic Amounts of Support to Families––It Shouldn’t Stop After This Year
Congress has another opportunity in December 2022 to help families by including the improved Child Tax...
Improved Federal Child Tax Credit Helps Nearly 1.6 Million Children in Virginia, but More Outreach Is Needed
Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) has been improved for 2021: Credit amounts...
Use of ARPA Funds a Step Forward, More to be Done to Build a Just Future
Everyone in Virginia deserves the opportunity to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the Black and brown...