Schmudget Blog

Lifting people out of poverty so they can meet their basic needs requires progressive revenue

New U.S. Census Bureau data show Washington’s poverty rate has not improved since 2018

By Tracy Yeung | September 19, 2025

Economic Well-Being, Equity, Federal Budget & Tax, Federal Policy, Income Inequality, Poverty & Basic Needs, State Budget & Revenue, Tax Break Transparency & Accountability, Uncategorized

What the harmful Republican megabill means for people and families in Washington

State lawmakers must step up to protect communities from sweeping federal cuts

By Emily Vyhnanek & Tracy Yeung & Leila Reynolds | September 04, 2025

Economic Well-Being, Federal Budget & Tax, Federal Policy, Income Inequality, State Budget & Revenue

How the harmful Republican megabill benefits the wealthy at the expense of working families, rural communities, and immigrants

Congressional lawmakers cut Medicaid and food assistance to provide tax breaks for the wealthy

By Emily Vyhnanek & Tracy Yeung & Leila Reynolds | September 04, 2025

Federal Budget & Tax, Federal Policy

Budget and revenue in our state: What’s good and what’s bad

A visual look at the biennial budget

By Mia Shigemura | August 26, 2025

Budget & Tax Analysis, Criminal Legal Reform, Education, State Budget & Revenue

Washington state must keep families safe and together by strengthening our data privacy laws

Lawmakers have many opportunities to protect immigrants against Trump’s increasing surveillance state 

By Kaitie Dong | August 07, 2025

Federal Budget & Tax, Federal Policy, Immigration Justice

“Trump Accounts” are performative equity that would widen the wealth gap

The $1,000-per-baby proposal in the federal budget package is a distraction from cuts to SNAP and Medicaid

By Tracy Yeung | June 12, 2025

Federal Budget & Tax, Federal Policy, Wealth & Opportunity

House Republicans’ budget proposal targets immigrants and cuts basic needs in order to give a handout to the wealthy

Our federal budget should sustain communities, not threaten immigrants

By Leila Reynolds & Kaitie Dong | June 05, 2025

Economic Well-Being, Federal Budget & Tax, Immigration Justice, Poverty & Basic Needs, Wealth & Opportunity

When it came to balancing the budget, corporate special interests got the final say

May 09, 2025

B&PC News, State Budget & Revenue