🏆Washington state enacted a millionaire’s tax in March—a 9.9% tax on household earnings over $1 million. The state expanded its Working Families Tax Credit to reach an additional 460,000 households by lifting income and age restrictions too budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/mi...
DC, OR, RI, and WA show how states can both raise revenues *and* help families by increasing refundable tax credits like the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. More states should follow their lead
🏆Rhode Island’s 2027 budget includes a 3% tax surcharge for people earning over $1m phased in over the next three years, and decouples from 3 tax breaks in H.R. 1 that mainly benefit the wealthiest Rhode Islanders EPI-Statement-on-House-FY2027-Budget.pdf
Among other supports for low- and moderate-income families, the RI budget creates a new, refundable Child Tax Credit worth $330 per child
🏆Last fall DC decoupled from several H.R. 1 tax breaks—saving $658m in revenue in the next 5 years—and created a new, larger CTC worth $1k per child and increased its EITC to 100% of the federal credit.
Unfortunately, Congressional Republicans moved to block D.C.’s law earlier this year, and there’s still legal uncertainty about its path forward. Nevertheless, this is a big step forward for the District www.cbpp.org/blog/congres...
🏆Oregon decoupled from several H.R. 1 tax breaks that mainly go to wealthy families, saving $300m in revenue. The state also increased its EITC by 5 percent, better supporting low-income working Oregonians www.ocpp.org/2026/02/04/s...
The harmful Republican reconciliation law is making life less affordable for families & crushing state budgets. States need to protect & raise more revenue for priorities like schools, roads, and healthcare, and make sure families have the support they need to make ends meet x.com/WCTharpe/sta...
One of this year’s most consequential state #tax fights took a troubling step forward last week—Missouri lawmakers advanced a deeply regressive & costly plan to a ballot referendum later this year. Here’s what folks need to know: missouriindependent.com/2026/04/21/p...
New #RxKids paper in @thelancet.com this month found that babies born to moms in Flint, MI who got cash during pregnancy (& the year after birth) had lower risks of preterm birth, low birthweight, and NICU admits. Moms were also more likely to get adequate prenatal care.