Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, in 2018. Scanlon supports an income tax break for Connecticut’s working poor.
While taxes remain a volatile part of state budget negotiations, one top priority for progressive lawmakers an income tax break aimed at Connecticut’s working poor seems to have a reserved spot in the next two-year state budget.
And while full details about Connecticut Earned Income Tax Credit were unavailable late Thursday, social service advocates released new data showing most beneficiaries would be workers who kept vital services open during the coronavirus pandemic.
“These are the kind of people who worked three jobs during COVID,” said Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, who co-chairs the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee.
United Way of Southwest Michigan launches Summer Stock Up food drive for local pantries
With Kellogg’s as a primary driver, United Ways across Michigan are participating in a first-ever statewide event to collect food in their areas, for their areas throughout June.
Every year, food pantries across Southwest Michigan are fully stocked in the winter months thanks to generous holiday donations but when summer comes, donations drop considerably and pantry shelves become sparse. This can leave low-income, hard-working families with limited options during this time of year.
United Way of Southwest Michigan asks local businesses and community members to participate in its “Summer Stock Up” event to restock local food pantries with items to get them through the warmer months.
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Expanding Medicaid in Georgia to cover more people would not only increase health coverage, it would also boost employment, according to a new analysis. Recent federal legislation sweetens the deal even more for the 14 states like Georgia that have not done it and could bring billions to the state s economy, the study found.
The analysis by the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund and the Center for Health Policy Research in the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University looked at the impact of expanding Medicaid in Georgia and other states and the impact on their state budgets and economies.
Published May 20, 2021 Updated May 20, 2021, 12:33 pm CDT
More than 1 million people have signed up for the Federal Communications Commission‘s (FCC) Emergency Broadband Benefit, a coronavirus pandemic-related program that offers monthly discounts to help people pay for broadband service. Featured Video Hide
People could start signing up for the Emergency Broadband Benefit last week. Since then, the FCC says, more than 1 million people have signed up. Advertisement Hide
The program allows for Americans who meet certain criteria to get a monthly discount of up to $50 or $75 for Tribal lands to help pay for their internet access.
Congress allocated $3.2 billion for the program late last year, and the benefit will continue until that funding runs out or six months after the the federal government declares an end to the pandemic.