Making Child Care Accessible to Low-Income Families
Lecia Imbery,
January 23, 2015
As we noted in a recent Fact of the Week, the average annual cost of center-based child care for an infant is nearly half of the income of a family of three living at the poverty level. In fact, child care is one of the most significant expenses in a...
Fact of the Week: Americans Not in Congress Overwhelmingly Support $12.50 Minimum Wage
Lecia Imbery,
January 23, 2015
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama called out members of Congress who have failed to raise the minimum wage, saying, “If you truly believe you could work full-time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it. If not, vote to...
Share your Thoughts about the State of the Union
Deborah Weinstein,
January 20, 2015
Below are my thoughts about the State of the Union address. Please share your comments on the address or the responses by scrolling down to the bottom of this page. The President is asking whether we will be satisfied with an economy that works only for a few, or works to provide opportunities...
SOTU: Things You Can Do
Lecia Imbery,
January 17, 2015
Next Tuesday, President Obama will give the annual State of the Union (SOTU) address to Congress and the nation, followed by responses from the Republican Party and the Tea Party. We’ll share our thoughts about the addresses that evening on our Voices for Human Needs blog, and we hope you’ll join...
Fact of the Week: One-Third of State Budgets Comes from Federal Funds
Lecia Imbery,
January 15, 2015
States rely heavily on money from the federal government. While taxes make up the majority of state general revenue, federal money makes up roughly 32 percent of that total. In separate reports, the National Priorities Project and the Tax Foundation both used data from the U.S. Census Bureau to come...
