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September 9, 2025 | The Commonwealth Institute

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...
August 28, 2025 | The Commonwealth Institute

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...
August 27, 2025 | Sophie McGinley

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...
July 16, 2025 | Levi Goren

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...
June 5, 2025 | The Commonwealth Institute

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...
June 5, 2025 | Freddy Mejia

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...
May 22, 2025 | The Commonwealth Institute

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...
May 15, 2025 | The Commonwealth Institute

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...
May 12, 2025 | Megan Davis

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...
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