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01/25/23
  • Minnesota Taxes
  • Federal Issues
  • Federal Taxes
  • Minnesota Taxes and Tax Plans
  • Minnesota Tax Credits
  • Poverty
  • Racial Equity

Child poverty declines sharply thanks to federal Child Tax Credit expansion

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Thanks in part to improvements policymakers made to the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC), recent U.S. Census data show that from 2019 to 2021, child poverty fell a remarkable 59 percent. Minnesota policymakers should build on that success and create a state Child Tax Credit.
07/20/21
  • Income and Work
  • Poverty
  • Federal Taxes

A brief rundown on the expanded Child Tax Credit

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Here we break down some basic information as to who is eligible for the Child Tax Credit, how much families will receive, and how families can receive their credits.
07/28/20
  • Poverty
  • Minnesota Budget
  • Nutrition
  • Federal Taxes
  • Income and Work
  • Housing
  • Health Care
  • Federal Issues
  • Federal Budget

US Senate COVID-19 relief package falls dramatically short of what nation needs

The Senate relief package – called HEALS Act -- is inadequate to meet the challenges of this moment and is too small to jumpstart our economy. Instead of prioritizing the health and well-being of Americans and building for an economic recovery, the Senate plan falls short and would result in more kids going hungry and at risk of becoming homeless, force more lay-offs of teachers and other state and local government workers, and cause harmful cuts to health care, education, and other urgently needed services.
06/25/15
  • Income and Work
  • Poverty
  • Minnesota Tax Credits
  • Federal Taxes
  • Child Care

Summer reading: New reports show that policy choices build ladders to economic opportunity

With the legislative session over, we’ve had the opportunity to pick up some of our ideal beach reads: the latest and...

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