Study: One in Three Virginia Children Lives in or Near Poverty
Published by The Daily Progress on May 22, 2014By Derek QuizonOne in three children in Virginia is living in poverty or near-poverty, according to a study from the University of V ...
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Virginia Organizing Chapters Raise Money for Social Justice!
Over the last few weeks, Virginia Organizing Chapters have held fundraisers to support the social and economic justice work of Virginia Organizing. Our South Hampton Roads Chapter ...
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New “Corporate Tax Explorer” Site Details What Fortune 500 Companies Pay in Corporate Taxes
March 28, 2014 10:48 AMA new web tool, the Corporate Tax Explorer, from Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), is a one ...
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Obama Budget Would Extend EITC’s Pro-Work Success to Childless Workers
Published March 4, 2014Posted by: Chuck MarrUpdate, March 4: We’ve just updated our in-depth analysis of recent proposals to strengthen the EITC for chi ...
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Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees
Published February 13, 2014 by The Commonwealth InstituteHere’s a head scratcher for you: as your income rises, the share of your income that goes toward paying state and lo ...
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Small Improvement to Earned Income Credit Brings Broad Economic Benefits
Published February 6, 2014Earned Income Credit Improvement Brings Broad Economic BenefitsLow-wage workers in Virginia have endured more than a decade of stagnant and declining wag ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing Releases Statement on U.S. Senate’s Failure to Support the Unemployed
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2014Petersburg, Va.—In response to the U.S. Senate’s recent failure to support the unemployed with the vote not to extend unem ...
Read More »55 TAX BREAKS JUST EXPIRED – INCLUDING A BIG ONE FOR OFFSHORE TAX DODGERS
Published by Americans for Tax FairnessIn case you didn’t hear, Congress just let 55 tax breaks expire on December 31. Known as “tax extenders,” they cost about ...
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President Obama’s Emergency Unemployment Press Conference
Ten Virginia Organizing leaders and members traveled to Washington, D.C. on January 7 to participate in President Barack Obama's press conference about the need to extend emer ...
Read More »Virginia Organizing Leaders Gather to Encourage Investment in Local Banks, Divestment from Bank of America
For Immediate Release: December 19, 2013What: Community Gathering to Encourage Divestment from Bank of America When: Friday, December 20 at 2 p.m. Where: ...
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