Fed Deduction Fact Sheet
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View ArticleStrong Families Tax Credits Webinar
LEGISLATIVE ALERT: On Monday, April 26, state policymakers have an opportunity to strengthen Louisiana’s Earned Income Tax Credit to help Louisiana workers and invest in Louisiana families with the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Imagine all the good the Earned Income Tax Credit can do in your...
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View ArticleIt’s time to give Louisianans a raise
Louisiana is one of only five states without a state minimum wage, meaning many workers in our state are stuck at the $7.25 federal minimum wage that has not been raised since 2009. In the 12 years...
View ArticleAccess to Care Coalition Letter in Support of HB 468
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View ArticleVIDEO: Imagine all the good the Earned Income Tax Credit can do in your...
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View ArticleWe must increase unemployment insurance benefits without caveats
Long before the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on our state’s economy, Louisiana workers who lost their jobs through no fault of their own were stuck with some of the lowest unemployment benefits in...
View ArticleLouisiana can protect pregnant workers through SB 215
Too often women are forced to make an impossible choice between a healthy pregnancy and providing for their families. Louisiana lawmakers have an opportunity to support women, their families and...
View Article2021 Louisiana legislative session: A return to (somewhat) normal
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View ArticleLBP Census 2020: Pandemic aid helped reduce poverty, but need for more aid...
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View ArticleLouisiana’s Children Need a Permanent Child Tax Credit Expansion
Every child, regardless of their background, deserves a fair shot at success. And by providing families with the resources they need to afford the basics — such as food, housing, clothes and school...
View ArticleLouisiana needs the feds to step up
The Covid-19 pandemic caused tremendous economic and personal hardship in Louisiana in 2020. Devastating job and wage losses due to the pandemic would have driven tens of thousands of our neighbors...
View ArticleA Recovery Agenda for Louisiana
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View ArticleReconnecting Louisiana’s Opportunity Youth
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View ArticleSick days makes for a healthier Louisiana
Nearly half of Louisiana workers lack access to paid sick days. And, low wage workers are two and three times less likely to have access to paid sick days than higher wage workers. This means those who...
View ArticleLegislature must avoid UI reforms that hurt workers
Louisiana’s unemployment insurance system is supposed to protect workers who lose their job through no fault of their own by providing support to help make ends meet while they look for work or retrain...
View ArticleIt’s time for Louisiana to raise the wage
As workers struggle to keep up with rising costs, Louisiana continues to be one of only five states without a state minimum wage. This means many workers in our state continue to work for the $7.25...
View ArticleA Recovery Agenda for Louisiana Fact Sheet
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View ArticleBaby Bonds Could Start to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
One in 4 Louisiana children lives in poverty. These children’s families can hardly afford to meet their basic needs, let alone save for the future. To put our state on a path to address this, Rep....
View ArticleState of Working Louisiana
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