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In preparation for possible comprehensive tax legislation, the House and Senate tax-writing committees have been reviewing options for reform.
It’s tax day and for many months now, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites across the country have assisted working families with their taxes in time to meet today’s deadline. By filing taxes, many low wage workers and families are able to get important refundable tax credits. Among these is the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), one of the largest anti-poverty programs having reached more than 27 million families and individuals in 2012 and that has far-reaching work, income and health benefits for its recipients. In fact, EITC lifted 6 million people out of poverty in 2011, according to the latest Supplemental Poverty Measure.
The budget President Obama released this week was not the typical Administration budget. Usually, the President's budget is a statement of his vision for the country and his priorities for spending. It traditionally comes before the House and Senate budget resolutions and lays out the agenda that he thinks Congress should follow.
In this article, Elizabeth Lower-Bash discusses how poverty affects children's health and school performance.
In this article, Elizabeth Lower-Basch is quoted about the proliferation of drug-testing bills in state legislatures.
The gun violence issue most keenly affects black men in America.
Across the country, more and more states are changing adult education policy to provide students the education they need to become employed and economically successful in an increasingly knowledge-based economy
States involved in the Work Support Strategies (WSS) project are making administrative and programmatic decisions that help families more easily acquire benefits for which they're eligible.
National Public Radio (NPR) ran a series about federal disability programs that largely reinforce myths and stereotypes about the programs and the people who access them.
This American Life reported on contractors who are paid by states or counties to assist individuals receiving TANF benefits in applying for SNAP.