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Posts by Tracy Yeung
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 A year into the Working Families Tax Credit’s launch, we are seeing impactful results Combined, the federal EITC and WFTC put an average of almost $3,000 back into the pockets of Washington families and individuals with lower incomes last year
Blog Post Governor's proposed supplemental budget focuses on behavioral health and housing resources Proposal funds some important needs but fails to consider the well-being of everyone in the state
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
Blog Post Washington Future Fund, or baby bonds, is an important tool to reduce racial wealth inequities Lawmakers should pass this policy to give babies from families with very little income a start to building wealth