October 4, 2023
The Half Sheet
Decriminalizing Poverty: What Happened in the 2024 Session and What Still Needs to be Done?
Justice should not depend on what someone looks like or how much they have in their wallet. Yet a number…
Status of Key Policies that Promote Health Equity and Needed Progress (Session 2024 Recap)
Policy decisions have a significant impact on our ability to access affordable and comprehensive health coverage, connect with a health…
Where We Are on Key Policies that Support Working People and Needed Progress (Session 2024 Recap)
Working people drive our businesses and economy. And the public policy choices that support working people and impact their well-being,…
How We Fought to Invest in Families through a Fair, Family-focused Tax Code (Session 2024 Recap)
Most of us want to send our kids to well-funded public schools, to have access to affordable health care, and…
A Look at Critical Progress Made for K-12, Next Steps to Support Students (Session 2024 Recap)
Every child in Virginia should be able to attend a high-quality public school that helps them learn and thrive. Yet…
Major Changes From The Conference Budget That Helped Get To A Final Budget
Families across Virginia want to live in communities with well-resourced schools, access to affordable health coverage, and state investments so…
Lawmakers Backed Off Plan to Pay for Critical Investments. How Did They Fund Them Anyways?
The governor recently signed a budget that maintained key investments originally passed by the General Assembly (GA) in March that…
How House and Senate Budget Proposals Would Impact Virginia Communities
When lawmakers make bold choices to raise resources, we can invest more in all of us. Last week, the House…
Paid Time Off to Care: A Critical Tool for Racial, Gender, and Economic Justice
Being home when you are adjusting to life with a newborn, caring for your partner while they are seriously ill,…
How the Governor’s Proposed Budget Would Impact Virginia Communities
Whether we have $10 or $10 million in our bank account, we all want to live in a place where…
Federal & State Action Can Offer Support to Virginia’s Families
Virginia’s families deserve policy choices that value and recognize the unique challenges they face. Two proposals can help Virginia families…
The Road to Restorative Justice: How Virginia Can Create Safe and Restorative Environments for Students
Students deserve for their classroom to be a safe haven, where their holistic development is both understood and nurtured, and…