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Budget and Tax Reform Tax Credits for Individuals and Families Fiscal Recovery Funds in the American Rescue Plan

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Priorities for Spending the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

May 7, 2021 | CBPP

The American Rescue Plan is not only an extraordinary federal policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its severe attendant hardships, but also a historic opportunity to begin undoing...

American Rescue Plan Act Includes Much-Needed K-12 Funding

March 15, 2021

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3 Principles for an Antiracist, Equitable State Response to COVID-19 — and a Stronger Recovery

April 29, 2021

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How States Can Best Use Federal Fiscal Recovery Funds: Lessons From State Choices So Far

April 22, 2022

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Fiscal Recovery Funds in the American Rescue Plan

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State Cuts Continue to Unravel Basic Support for Unemployed Workers

June 27, 2022 | Nick Gwyn

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States Can Center Equity to Strengthen Their Economic Relief and Recovery Spending

April 25, 2022 | Ed Lazere and Maya El Jawhari

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States Can Thoughtfully Implement Grocery Tax Reforms to Help Families and Improve Equity

February 3, 2022 | Eric Figueroa and Iris Hinh

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State Juvenile Justice Reforms Can Boost Opportunity, Particularly for Communities of Color

July 27, 2021 | Cortney Sanders

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Robust COVID Relief Achieved Historic Gains Against Poverty and Hardship, Bolstered Economy

June 14, 2022

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States Should Spend Recovery Funds Equitably as Second Round of Aid Rolls In

May 20, 2022

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Murray-Kaine Proposal to Expand, Improve Child Care Would Benefit Families and the Economy

May 18, 2022

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Flexible Recovery Funds Offer States a Tool to Advance Environmental Justice

May 4, 2022

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Tax Cuts' Drain on Revenues Would Stifle Oklahoma's Economic Growth

April 26, 2022

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States Should Create and Expand Child Tax Credits

April 22, 2022

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More States Adopting Inclusive Policies for Immigrants

A number of states are considering adopting policies to expand immigrants’ rights and opportunities to thrive, building on the many steps forward in 2021. Immigrants play a critical role in local...

Tax Day 2022: Top State Tax Charts

State taxes fund community assets such as K-12 schools and higher education, health care, infrastructure, and family support programs — all of which expand opportunity, limit hardship, and promote...

States Should Apply 3 Principles to Create an Antiracist, Equitable Recovery

As state legislators finalize their budgets for the year ahead, they should pursue tax and budget policies that align with three principles for an antiracist, equitable state response to the COVID-19...

States Must Address K-12 Unfinished Learning for an Equitable Recovery

As K-12 schools continue to recover from COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, states can equitably support students, especially students of color, English learners, students with disabilities, and those...

Kansas — and Other States — Should Reject Harmful Tax and Spending Limits

Recent proposals in Kansas and several other states to arbitrarily limit tax collections or spending would choke off funding for critical public services and compromise states’ long-term fiscal...

Kentucky Families Stand to Lose From Proposals to Cut Taxes and Public Benefit Programs

Lawmakers in Kentucky are weighing harmful tax and budget policies that would impose serious damage to education, health care, and other vital services, while making it harder for low-income people...

States Should Prioritize Struggling Families With Targeted Tax Credits, Avoid Broad-Based Tax Cuts

This blog post reflects updated information about the Treasury’s final rule on the American Rescue Plan. States can improve families’ economic well-being and make progress on racial...

States With Temporary Budget Surpluses Should Invest in People, Not Enact Permanent Tax Cuts

Policymakers in at least 14 states are using temporary budget surpluses to call for costly and permanent tax cuts targeted more to wealthy people and profitable corporations than to those who need...

State Tax Cuts, Voting Restrictions Combine to Worsen Inequities

Fair taxation and representative democracy form the foundation of effective state governance by ensuring that public investments are equitably financed and decisions in the public interest reflect...

Fiscal Recovery Funds in the American Rescue Plan

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State and local governments provide most funding for K-12 education, public colleges and universities, health care, transportation, public safety, and other services.

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