Here’s what you should know by Michael Hiltzik Up to now, Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has been careful about rolling out its policy initiatives, and — at least in political terms — for good reason. Policy details at this stage of a campaign do little but give ...
Senate cannot delay vote on child tax credit It is imperative for the U.S. Senate to take immediate action and expand the child tax credit. How long must families wait? Nearly two months have passed since the House passed a bipartisan child tax credit enhancement and sent it to the ...
Capito, Manchin must support CTC bill Rep. Alex Mooney was part of the overwhelming bipartisan majority voting in favor of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act that passed in the House of Representatives in late January. This tax bill expands the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for ...
by Kathryn Anne Edwards The U.S. federal budget seems out of control. Funding spats and debt-ceiling standoffs routinely threaten to force defaults and shutdowns. America’s once-unassailable credit rating keeps slipping. Has the government simply become too big to manage? No, but ...
by Josephine Reece According to Hunger Free WV, one in nine West Virginians go hungry every day, and one in seven children in our state are dealing with food insecurity. As a pediatrician working in West Virginia and globally in sub-Saharan Africa, I see how hunger impacts children ...
The news can leave you depressed and politics can send your blood pressure through the roof — which is why most people tune out both. (If you’re reading this, you’re probably an exception.) We can rarely avoid the endless campaign ads on TV and radio, so every election season, we get ...