From Senator Bob Casey: While tax filing season can be full of headaches, there are free federal resources available to help Pennsylvanians file their taxes, including: Online-guided tax preparation for those with incomes at or below $73,000 In-person tax preparation … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Thanks to you, this week the U.S. House and Senate passed a spending bill, which ends flat Trump-era spending and invests in our communities and our future. That bill now goes to President … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Did you know that the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) lifted 9 million people out of poverty last year, including 5 million children.1 Thanks to Congress expanding … Continued
Posted at https://krc-pbpc.org/research_publication/the-build-back-better-framework-a-transformative-plan-for-21st-century-america/ NOTE: This is the deal that has been reported. It is still unknown whether or not it will pass in both houses of Congress. Statement from PA Budget and Policy Center, Keystone Research Center, and 99% PA … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Washington, DC, August 11—Today, the United States Senate passed a historic $3.5 trillion budget resolution to initiate a budget reconciliation process that stands to create the most consequential legislation for people with low incomes in decades. The … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The American Rescue Plan effectively responded to urgent needs with temporary help—cutting childhood poverty in half. But only for one year. That legislation is an effective first step. Now we have more work … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are moving full steam ahead on making sure our elected leaders pass universal childcare, paid leave for all, help for struggling families and working people, and creating a fairer tax code for women, moms, families, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are in the final stretch to passing the American Rescue Plan thanks to all the phone calls, tweets, emails, and stories you have sent to the U.S. Congress the past few months. The House of Representatives … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We are getting closer to sending much needed relief to struggling families and cash-strapped states. The House voted 219-212 on Saturday to send the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to the Senate. Now, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We don’t need to tell you that families are struggling. Everything is harder in a pandemic—affording rent, paying our bills, putting food on the table, affording childcare, and trying to do our jobs. This is why … Continued