We are committed to advancing policies and programs that bring us closer to our vision of a state where every community is thriving and all people can enjoy a bright economic future. Our 2025 legislative agenda highlights the need for new progressive revenue options and urges lawmakers to enact a budget that advances racial justice and tribal sovereignty. We offer a twofold approach for how the legislature can equitably address a projected budget shortfall while keeping the well-being of all our communities at the forefront.
1. Enact popular progressive revenue options that will offer much-needed sustainability in the budget:
- Ensure the ultra-wealthy pay their share in taxes to support our state’s short-term and long-term needs.
- Reject outright any regressive tax proposals.
2. Enact racially just economic policies that support the long-term wellbeing of all communities:
- Establish a wage replacement program for undocumented workers facing job loss.
- Fully eliminate legal financial obligations that judges impose on people who cannot pay.
- Expand the Working Families Tax Credit so that young, working people in our state without children can qualify for a cash boost.
- Engage with and follow the lead of Tribal Nations regarding Department of Revenue’s agency-request legislation that adjusts state-tribal sales tax compacting agreements.
