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Posts by Tracy Yeung
Blog Post 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
Blog Post What the harmful Republican megabill means for people and families in Washington State lawmakers must step up to protect communities from sweeping federal cuts
Blog Post 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
Blog Post “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
Blog Post Direct cash can be the foundation for a brighter future New report lays out principles for designing and improving direct cash programs
Blog Post Guaranteed basic income is the transformative policy Washington needs New report shows why Washington state needs to move toward unconditional, unrestricted cash
Blog Post State funding for economic security is like a broken record Despite some increases, legislators continue pattern of failing to meaningfully improve economic security
Blog Post House budget makes a stronger push for economic security than the Senate Lawmakers should maintain the House’s proposed funding for cash assistance programs