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Commonwealth Kids Credit Would Make Virginia More Affordable for Over 700,000 Families
Establishing a state-level Child Tax Credit would help over 1 million children A commonwealth kids credit would make the cost...
Statement on Governor Youngkin’s Proposed Budget Amendments
Youngkin’s Proposals Prioritize Corporations Over Virginia Families Ashley C. Kenneth, President and CEO of The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal...
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’ Reveals How Far Virginia Has Come – and How Much Further It Has Yet to Go – for Working People
New report provides comprehensive research on wages and supports for working people; people of color continue to face additional barriers...
K-12 At-a-Glance: Trends and statistics statewide and for all 132 school divisions
Virginia’s school funding policies fail to meet the needs of students, placing heavy burdens on local governments to try to...
From Abingdon to Arlington, New Timeline Map Illustrates History of Labor Organizing By Workers across Virginia
First-of-its-kind labor history timeline illustrates the history of worker power and worker suppression from the commonwealth’s founding to present day...
Eliminating Youth Fines and Fees Relieves Black Youth and their Families from Undue Burden
Virginia can be a place where every young person has the support and resources to reach their full potential and...
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...
Statement: Vote Advancing Proposal to Pause Retail Gas Tax Puts Families, Communities, and Economic Growth at Risk
Today, Ashley C. Kenneth, President and CEO of The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI), released the following statement on...
Nine out of 10 Prince William County Employees Are Paid Too Little to Reasonably Support a Family with Two Children; Collective Bargaining Would Reduce Pay Disparities and Address History of Significant Turnover
Prince William County, VA — Working people and advocates held a press conference today announcing the release of a...