October 4, 2023
The Half Sheet
Proven and Effective: Tax Credits to Lift Up Virginia Families
Most of us want to make sure our families and children have what they need to be healthy and reach…
Roadmap to Reviving Worker Power: Leveraging Federal Funds to Grow Unions & Economic Opportunity
Choices made in recent years at the federal level offer Virginia a significant opportunity to build a more fair, more…
Community Builders: A Critical Step to Keeping Students Safe and Healthy
Whatever our race, background, or zip code, we all want our children to know they can live, learn, work, and…
What’s Up with the JLARC Report on Virginia Schools?
And what do people mean when they say “changing to a student-based formula”? Virginia’s state research agency (JLARC) did…
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…