March 26, 2026
The Half Sheet
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Virginia Families Can Now Claim an Improved EITC, and Policymakers Can Build on its Success
Originally published Feb 3, 2023; Updated Oct 4, 2023 Qualifying families could claim more of the Virginia work…
What a Federal Shutdown Would Mean for Virginia
Update: On Saturday, September 30, Congress passed a continuing resolution to continue funding through mid-November. Due…
K-12 Funding in 2023: What’s Up With That 22% Number?
There was a lot of attention today on the investments in Virginia’s schools that students, parents, and educators successfully…
The Impact of Recent Tax Choices and Proposals
Tax changes in Virginia during the 2022 session In 2022, the Virginia General Assembly approved a two-year budget (fiscal…
Richmond’s Tradition of Black-led Labor Organizing: Then and Now
The City of Richmond is the heart of power and politics in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As the state…
Cutting Top Personal Income Tax Boosts the Wealthy, Excludes People with Lower Incomes
With no budget compromise yet from the Virginia General Assembly, $1 billion in untargeted tax cuts that mostly benefit…