Economic Opportunity
New Data Shows Overall Steady Health Coverage and Progress for Family Incomes and Poverty in 2024; Trump-backed Policies Likely to Reverse Course
Concerning changes for Black households in 2024 may also worsen in 2025 The United States Census Bureau released new data...
Collective Bargaining for State Employees Could Improve Virginia Services and Workforce Stability
Virginia denies its state employees the right to collectively negotiate their pay, benefits, or other working conditions, leading to negative...
Building a More Equitable Commonwealth: The Case for Collective Bargaining Rights for Virginia State Employees
Working people should be able to join together with their coworkers to have a voice in shaping their working conditions,...
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...
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...