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Day 3⃣ of New Staff Training!
For the third and final day of NST, staff are hearing from panelists about collaboration across the Network. 🤝
What has your favorite part of NST been?
Day 2️⃣ of New Staff Training! 🤩
Staff and facilitators got right down to business this morning with more breakout groups to discuss policy, communications, development, outreach, and more! 🌟
Day 1️⃣ of SPP New Staff Training! 🙌
We’re welcoming State Priorities Partnership staff from all over the country to participate in engaging discussions about the work of the Network. 🌐
What are you most excited for? Let us know! 👇
For more, check out @CenterOnBudget’s Michael Mazerov’s report on tax migration: cbpp.org/research/state-budg…
📢Join @GBPI for the Beyond Hope virtual panel discussion on making higher education more accessible & affordable for GA students! 🎓📚
📆 August 17, 2023 @ 6:00 PM EST
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Big news from Connecticut! @CTVoices
CT officially launched its baby bonds initiative! 🎉🍼
More Alabama families are now eligible for WIC—this means more food for the families that need it most. Qualifying families can now receive additional benefits for each family member.
Read more with insight from Carol Gundlach of @AlabamaArise: greenvilleadvocate.com/2023/…
Emma Morris from @OKPolicy published 2 op-eds on the harm that tax cuts will have on low-paid Oklahomans.
Check them out➡️
tulsaworld.com/opinion/colum…
oklahoman.com/story/opinion/…
It’s #MothersDay! What better way to thank mothers for all that they do than with policies that
🚸 create affordable, quality childcare options
🏡 put money into the pockets of families with the #CTC and #EITC
🥦 keep families healthy and fed like #SNAP
Data from @iteptweets & @AACF shows that, since 2014, the 1% in Arkansans have gotten more back in tax cuts than 80% of working people and families combined.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2…
Join panelists from @CalBudgetCenter, @OpenSky_Policy, @DCFPI, and more in a discussion hosted by @urbaninstitute on how cash assistance policies can enhance child well-being.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT
urban.org/events/innovations…
VT SB 56 would expand childcare but repeal the child tax credit. We need both expanded childcare AND the #CTC.
The CTC is “one of the most important tools we have to fight child poverty” says Jared Duval, board member at @PublicAssets.
waterburyroundabout.org/opin…
Next week @BLAC_Appalachia will be hosting the BLAC Strategy Summit to discuss and shape their priorities in the upcoming months.
📆 Tuesday, May 2nd & Wednesday, May 3rd
🕙 10 am – 1 pm each day
Click here to register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
It's Trans Day of Visibility! Today we recognize and celebrate all of the progress made toward a safer and more equitable society for transgender Americans. But there is still much left to be done.
Learn more about the obstacles trans folks face: cbpp.org/research/poverty-an…
#TDOV
NY voters support increasing corporate taxes on corporations with over $5 million in profits and raising personal income taxes on incomes over $5 million instead of regressive transportation fare hikes, which disproportionately harm low-income NYers.
hartresearch.com/wp-content/…
Women are more likely to live in poverty and more likely to perform unpaid labor. This #WomensHistoryMonth, honor women by supporting policies like #CTCs, paid leave, and affordable childcare. #WHM2023
cbpp.org/research/state-budg…
