Health Care
Governor’s Budget Heavy on Corporate Tax Cuts, Light on Community Investments
Budget proposals are the clearest expressions of our priorities and values. This year, given Virginia’s stronger-than-expected recovery from the pandemic,...
Outdated Eligibility Rules Leave 13,000 Kids Without Health Coverage Options in Virginia
No parent should have to consider delaying medical care for a sick or injured child due to the fear of...
Exploring the Links Between Discriminatory Land Policies, Black Farmers, Food Access, & Health Disparities: A Richmond Case Study
Health begins where we live, learn, work and play — and with what we eat. Yet not everyone has access...
Taking the High Road: New Census Data Shows How Virginians Fared Better Due to Medicaid Expansion, and the Need for More Targeted State Choices
This post has been updated to correct median household income data. New data released from the U.S. Census Bureau’s...
New Census Data Shows Federal and State Investments Shielded Many Families from Severe Hardship and Led to Drop in Virginia’s Supplemental Poverty Rate
New data released today from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey point to the critical impact that federal relief...
State of Working Virginia
This is a joint report with Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP). Introduction No matter what we do...
Mixed Bag: State Budget for Upcoming Two Years Has Important Improvements & Setbacks for Racial Justice
Virginia families deserve a budget that helps them make ends meet and invests in the future. The budget for the...
Conference Budget Proposal Makes Notable Investments in Working Families and Public Education, Yet More Work Remains
Today, Ashley C. Kenneth, President and CEO of The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI) released the following statement on...
Session 2022: Key Budget Policy Choices
Comparing House, Senate, and conference budget proposals to the current budget House and Senate budget negotiators have submitted their proposed...