#DirectFile provided another free option for everyday Minnesotans to file their income taxes while saving them time and money. Despite its success, the program is ending under the current administration. More: bit.ly/4nD5e3z

If #Congress fails to make the expanded tax credits permanent, nearly 16,000 Minnesotans already struggling to afford health insurance could lose their health coverage and many others will pay much more each month.

As this article reminds us: enhanced premium tax credits lower the cost of monthly health care premiums for low- and middle-income families and small business owners that buy insurance through the individual market.

The Trump Admin’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people & their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.

My full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

Contrary to a Trump Administration memo directing agencies to consider widespread firings, a shutdown provides no new legal authority or sound management reason for mass layoffs. The memo reinforces the need for safeguards in funding bills. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

NEW from @jenniferlsullivan.bsky.social and me for @centeronbudget.bsky.social: With Congress poised to take away premium tax credit enhancements soon, ~4M people will lose coverage and costs will rise for nearly all ACA marketplace enrollees unless Congress acts.🧵

Without action to extend premium tax credit enhancements, about 4 million people could lose marketplace coverage in 2026, while extending them would overwhelmingly benefit low- and moderate-income families, nearly two-thirds earning under $100,000. www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

The big federal tax and budget bill expands the #ChildTaxCredit but excludes the families that need it the most.

Read our latest blog: mnbudgetproject.org/blog/federal...

That means bold policies for affordable #childcare making it so parents can work or go to school, children get off to a strong start, and employers can get and retain the workers they need.

That means advocating for affordable health care so that all MN families can get the #healthcare they need, when they need it.

That means supporting the new and powerful Minnesota #ChildTaxCredit so families can have more resources to raise thriving kids.

At the #MNBudgetProject, we’re working for a future where every Minnesotan, no matter who they are or where they live, has what they need to thrive.

We share the latest analysis, research, and advocacy on tax, budget, and economic policy decisions that move Minnesota toward being a more equitable and just state to live in.

The Health Inclusive Poverty Measure, which treats health care as a basic need like food & shelter, shows #Medicaid kept 15M people above the poverty line in 2024, making it the third most impactful anti-poverty program after #SocialSecurity & #Medicare. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

That wraps up our analysis of the 2024 Census data! For deeper dives into poverty, income, health coverage, and more, follow our expert analysis on these issues here and in other spaces. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

We believe Minnesota’s strength lies in our families, friends, & neighbors being able to fully thrive and contribute to their communities. We focus our research & advocacy on policies that make it so every #Minnesotan can prosper, regardless of who we are or where we live.

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