March 26, 2020 By Sasha Abramsky Amid a pandemic and shifting economy, the question of how to address U.S. poverty may finally emerge as a top issue in a presidential campaign. The U.S. may finally be ready to address the … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re all feeling it — the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for our loved ones and our collective future, and we cannot ignore the many ways in which the coronavirus crisis is … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Financial Aid Bill Contains $280 Billion in Business Tax Breaks—Half the Aid Goes to Business, Only a Quarter to Families, & a Big Break for Wealthy Business Owners WASHINGTON, D.C.— America’s unprecedented health and … Continued
Posted at https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/how-will-coronavirus-stimulus-bills-individual-payments-work Posted: 26 Mar 2020 08:07 AM PDT Howard Gleckman For many households, the most important provision of the massive $2.2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate last night will be the individual cash payments, called recovery … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Congress has taken the first steps to respond to the fast-moving global pandemic by passing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which will provide immediate paid sick leave and paid family leave to … Continued
In response to this global pandemic, the U.S. House of Representatives is providing leadership and support to millions of working families throughout the United States. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, passed early Saturday morning with bipartisan support, will provide … Continued
From the National Low Income Housing Coalition (http://www.nlihc.org): NLIHC released its annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, which finds a shortage of seven million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income renters, those who have incomes … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): It is urgent that Congress takes at least initial action NOW to protect people as the coronavirus pandemic takes hold. Speaker Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin are working on a bill. We don’t … Continued
From Family Values @Work (https://familyvaluesatwork.org/): Leadership in Congress has put together a robust package of supports to help the nation deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. We are proud that the issue of paid time to care – both paid sick … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/press/wage-inequality-gender-racial-pay-gap 2019 data reveal slow, uneven, and unequal wage growth over the last 40 years Press Releases • February 20, 2020 Wage growth was strongest for the highest-wage workers while median hourly wages grew just 1.0% last year, according … Continued