House Budget Proposal Hurts Millions of People to Pay for Still More Breaks for the Rich
February 17, 2025
House Budget Proposal Hurts Millions of People to Pay for Still More Breaks for the Rich
February 17, 2025
Closing the opportunity gap for our children
Lecia Imbery,
October 12, 2016
“Children remain more likely to be poor in America than any other age group, with nearly one in five in poverty in 2015. As with adults, children of color experience poverty at much higher rates that their white peers. In fact, African American and Latino children are roughly 2.5 times...
How 2 minutes of your time – today – can help millions
Lecia Imbery,
October 6, 2016
“Not long ago, Renee Bergeron—a single mother from Duluth, Minnesota—was between paychecks and took out a small payday loan to help cover her rent. Once her payday came around, Bergeron found—much to her dismay—that she was unable to pay her basic bills and also make her loan repayment. As a...
How a tax credit changed my life
Kali Daugherty,
October 5, 2016
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on RESULTS’ blog on September 29. CHN’s recent report, The High Cost of Being Poor in the U.S., also calls for the expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit to low-income workers who aren’t raising children and for making it available to such workers...
Fact of the Week: 600,000 employees will gain paid sick days
Lecia Imbery,
October 4, 2016
If you’ve been to a doctor’s office or pharmacy lately, you’ve seen the signs announcing that flu season is here, and urging you to get your flu shot now. On my daily commute, I walk by no fewer than three CVS pharmacies, all warning me to get my shot before...
Partially Happy New Fiscal Year!
Deborah Weinstein,
September 30, 2016
Congress has enacted temporary spending to last through December 9, and the President has signed the bill. It’s very good news that there is no interruption in funding for housing, emergency food, education, child care, and a host of other important programs with the October 1 beginning of the new...
