This post is the first in our online series on the expanded Child Tax Credit – featuring key section(s) of our full report. Click here to view our second entry on how the Child Tax Credit reduces child poverty. Read the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 8, 2021 Andrew Sugrue Assistant Director of Policy & Advocacy Arizona Center for Economic Progress M: (352) 316-3566 asugrue@azeconcetner.org Congress must reform UI to fill the gaps exposed…
The 2021 Arizona legislative session was historic, not only in terms of its length, but also in the largest permanent tax cuts in three decades. For thirty years, continuous tax cuts have contributed to the systemic divestment…
Missed opportunities, undermining the will of voters, and long-term fiscal consequences This legislative session, politicians at the State Capitol had a historic opportunity to use a massive surplus of state and federal resources…
The Arizona legislature is poised to permanently cut over a billion dollars in state revenues, the largest tax cut in the last three decades. This cut will make Arizona’s tax system more regressive than it is today with…
Arizona’s elected leaders have created a tax code that is upside down and regressive– meaning that those with low incomes pay a much higher share of their income in taxes compared to Arizona’s highest income earners….
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to the U.S. and Arizona economy. Unemployment and underemployment remain high. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. added 916,000 jobs in March, more evidence…
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting loss of income has put a real strain on the ability for many households in Arizona to make their rent or mortgage payments. Together with the inability to afford food and other…
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