As part of a law passed in 2021, Congress expanded the premium tax credit (PTC) to help make coverage more affordable for ...

During the 2025 tax debate, policymakers have the opportunity to remake the tax code so that it is fairer, works for low- and ...

New federal rules present an opportunity for state advocates working on building community power to help ensure the voices of ...

Key provisions of the 2017 Trump tax law are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. Given the law’s fundamental problems — its high cost, skew toward high-income people, and failure to produce the ...

Census data paint a complicated picture of progress against poverty in 2023, as the national poverty rate fell, rose, or held ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, climate change, health, and the economy.On federal taxes, Chuck Marr and Samantha Jacoby explained that with many of the 2017 ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule in May 2024 that sets new standards for state agencies to ...

Climate change and aging energy infrastructure disproportionately impact people with low incomes and people of color, who are likelier to live in communities where polluting industries are more ...

Block grants are fixed pots of money that the federal government gives to states to provide benefits or services. Some policymakers call their block grant proposals "Opportunity Grants" or “merged ...

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