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Posts by Tracy Yeung

About Tracy Yeung, Senior Policy Analyst

Tracy (she/her) is a member of our research and policy team, focusing on direct cash policies.

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Blog Post The Millionaires Tax significantly expands the Working Families Tax Credit The expansions will provide financial relief to more than one million people and reach nearly half the kids in our state By Tracy Yeung & Leila Reynolds | March 17, 2026

Blog Post Millionaires Tax must address the affordability crisis for everyday people This tax on the wealthiest few should fund essential services and expand tax credits for working families By Tracy Yeung & Leila Reynolds | February 26, 2026

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 By Tracy Yeung | September 19, 2025

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 By Emily Vyhnanek & Tracy Yeung & Leila Reynolds | September 4, 2025

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 By Emily Vyhnanek & Tracy Yeung & Leila Reynolds | September 4, 2025

Blog Post Guaranteed basic income is the transformative policy Washington needs New report shows why Washington state needs to move toward unconditional, unrestricted cash By Tracy Yeung | January 4, 2024

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 By Tracy Yeung | May 23, 2023

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 By Tracy Yeung | April 6, 2023