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Fed Deduction Fact Sheet

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Strong 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...

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VIDEO: Imagine all the good the Earned Income Tax Credit can do in your...

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It’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...

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Access to Care Coalition Letter in Support of HB 468

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VIDEO: Imagine all the good the Earned Income Tax Credit can do in your...

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We 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...

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Louisiana 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...

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2021 Louisiana legislative session: A return to (somewhat) normal

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LBP Census 2020: Pandemic aid helped reduce poverty, but need for more aid...

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Louisiana’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...

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Louisiana 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...

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A Recovery Agenda for Louisiana

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Reconnecting Louisiana’s Opportunity Youth

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Sick 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...

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Legislature 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...

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It’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...

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A Recovery Agenda for Louisiana Fact Sheet

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Baby 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....

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State of Working Louisiana

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