👏👏👏 "In a country and state with so many resources, we should not let our neighbors go hungry, live outside, or suffer without health care. To make sure everyone in our community has what they need, legislators need to look at additional sources of revenue, like raising taxes on the wealthy." #WaLeg

We're excited to announce our new research & policy director: Evan Walker/@esidewalkitout.bsky.social! Evan started with B&PC as a fellow in '19. W/ a background in criminal legal policy, they're committed to improving people's lives, esp ppl excluded from justice budgetandpolicy.org/our-team/eva...

➡️ WA voters: Have you sent in your ballot yet and voted ✅ on 8201? 8201 will grow Washington's long-term care fund by billions so aging adults and people with disabilities can afford care when they need it. Don't forget to get your ballot in by Nov. 4. and to approve 8201! www.approve8201.org

SNAP ending on 10/31 means that almost 1M WA residents would lose their resources to getting groceries, adding pressure to an already-burdened food system. @wadshs.bsky.social + Economic Justice Alliance put together a helpful visual on the destabilizing impacts of the scope of losing SNAP in WA:

"They are families w/ children. They are seniors. They are ppl with disabilities. They are veterans." Watch @sharonparrott.bsky.social explains who is at risk of losing #SNAP benefits on Nov 1 if the Trump Admin doesn't act quickly to use SNAP's contingency reserves: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLSu...

SNAP cuts and shutdown delays will be hardest for people who already face systemic barriers to food access. Learn what you can do to help on Northwest Harvest's blog: bit.ly/SnapSolidarity Need food? Visit bit.ly/FindFoodWA or FindHelp.org. To donate, visit www.northwestharvest.org?form=FY26SNAP

Have you sent in your ballot yet? If you have, check on your friends and family and share our website so they can get up to speed on what 8201 is all about ⬇️ https://www.approve8201.org/

Excited to co-moderate this panel w/ my colleague Mia Shigemura at #BudgetMatters25 on 11/12! We'll chat w/ Rep. Shaun Scott (@organizewithshaun.bsky.social), Sen. Noel Frame (@noelframe.bsky.social), Fatema Boxwala w/ @tech4taxes.bsky.social & Marco Gusman w/ @itep.org. Sign up at budgetmatters.org

Thrilled to have Rep. @organizewithshaun.bsky.social, Sen @noelframe.bsky.social, Fatema Boxwala w/@tech4taxes.bsky.social, + Marco Guzman w/@itep.org as our featured speakers for keynote panel, “Progressive Revenue as the Solution for Prosperity and Safety”. Learn more:

Woohoo! Unanimous support for a great initiative for the people of WA! #Approve8201

We're just a month out from #BudgetMatters2025! 🎉 This year's policy summit features our senior policy analysts sharing their research that ties directly to our vision of a just and equitable economic future. Share with your community! Learn more about our policy team: budgetmatters.org/speakers/

🧵ICYMI, we’ve released analysis of the recently enacted state budget that includes interactive data about the cuts that #WaLeg made to state programs. Here’s a high-level look at those cuts. We took a deep dive into how a couple areas of the budget in particular fared (1/7)

Workers face a growing and catastrophic health care crisis: Health care costs will explode. Millions will lose their health care entirely. 130,000 health care jobs will be cut. The clock is ticking. Tell Congress: permanently extend the ACA tax credits! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

🟢 BREAKING: The #SeattleTimes recommends an "Approve" vote on 8201! Read the full article: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/the-seattle-times-editorial-board-recommends-approve-sjr-8201-to-grow-wa-cares-fund/

Have you signed up for @budget-policy.bsky.social's annual policy summit yet? It's going to be a great event! Hope to see you there in Seattle on November 12.

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State revenue is projected to decrease by $900M thru 2029, largely due to a decline in sales tax collections. Given rising costs, people resort to cost-saving measures...& the state budget suffers. #WaLeg needs to enact better revenue options. Read our statement:

Join us for Budget Matters 2025, Nov. 12 at Northwest African American Museum, a policy summit focused on Keeping a steadfast vision for a just economic future. Learn more & register now: budgetmatters.org Más información sobre y registrarse ahora!: budgetmatters.org/inicio/

New #Census data shows a lack of improvement in WA's poverty and uninsured rates - and also shows widening racial inequities. This data highlights the need for #WALeg to pass progressive revenue, and protect lifeline programs like #Medicaid and #SNAP. budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/li...

As part of a sanctuary state, WA's law enforcement doesn't work w/ ICE or other fed agencies on immigration cases. But B&PC's Kaitie Dong notes that the Trump administration is exploiting loopholes in our state legislation. #WaLeg must strengthen our landmark sanctuary law, the Keep WA Working Act.

We're proud to join health-care professionals, firefighters, AARP, and more than 100 organizations and leaders that are endorsing I-8201! This initiative will strengthen long-term care funds for seniors and people with disabilities. Learn more: www.approve8201.org

Did you know WA's 29 tribal governments generated $7.4B in gross state product in 2023, and that tribal govts & enterprises support over 52,000 jobs in WA? Lots of great data in this report, "The Economic & Community Benefits of Tribes in Washington." www.washingtonindiangaming.org/issues/econo...

Welcome to Bluesky, @elitaylorgoss.bsky.social (our fabulous executive director)! We're so glad you're here. 🎉

We’ve got not one, but 2 blog posts ready. The TLDR? The bill provides a windfall for the wealthiest 1%, while cutting access to healthcare and raising the costs of groceries for everyday people. You can read our analysis on Schmudget now: budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/

Millennials and Gen Z were largely absent from the conversation when the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was drafted. Yet they are the ones who will inherit its effects, including financial strain and fewer opportunities. itep.org/trump-megabi...

🆕 Blog post alert: We analyzed the 2025 state budget from this #WaLeg session, and amid the resulting cuts made by lawmakers + lack of sustainable revenue, lawmakers must explore every possible option for progressive revenue to fund programs that benefit us all. Read more:

1/ Big news from @LACity! The City Council just approved $2M for a new #guaranteedincome pilot. The STAY SAFE pilot will provide $1,000/month for two years to foster youth & survivors of domestic violence, paired with job training.

Criminalizing homelessness only makes it harder for people to secure housing, find and maintain work, and access services. Investing in services that aid rather than punish is the real path to building safer, healthier communities in DC and beyond.

We've updated our analysis of the Republican megabill's #SNAP cuts based on new info from CBO this week. Bottom line: About 4 million people, including 1 million kids, are projected to see their SNAP benefits cut substantially or terminated altogether.

Trump's surveillance state violates data privacy for the purposes of mass deportation, eroding trust in government and our collective democracy. #WAleg can step up to protect our data and keep families together. Read more from Senior Policy Analyst Kaitie Dong: budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/wa...

We all do better when everyone in our community has access to affordable housing and critical health supports.

Criminalizing individuals experiencing homelessness and involuntarily institutionalizing people with behavioral and mental health issues further traumatizes people and does not meet people's basic needs.

All Washingtonians do better when all residents, regardless of immigration status, have access to basic services. This #WaLeg session, we focused on passing a wage replacement program for undocumented workers & funding greater access to health care thru the Apple Health Expansion program.

THIS➡️ "To build truly safe, healthy, and just communities, we need housing and healthcare, not handcuffs and budget cuts." #HousingNotHandcuffs

Last legislative session, Tech4Taxes stood arm in arm with members of @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social to make sure our voices were heard loud and clear: we ALL want more progressive taxation in Washington state, including those of us in the booming tech industry that thrives here, and only here!

This week at CBPP, we focused on #health, #immigration, #climate, and the #economy. www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case...

MAGA Republicans chose their billionaire backers over working families. But we're choosing to put our families first. Join us this Saturday in Seattle to reject the MAGA attacks on working people. RSVP to stand with us: secure.everyaction.com/j029AjzA5kGq...

“It is scary to see this level of data access and is something we should all be concerned about. Everyone has a right to data privacy." @king5news.com.web.brid.gy interviewed B&PC’s Kaitie Dong amid news of the WA DOL sharing private driver’s license to ICE + Border Patrol. Link in the bio.

Being outside is a common theme for B&PC staff these days as we find ourselves under blue skies for another #MeetBPC sesh at Seafab Cafe, featuring our very own Melinda Young-Flynn! Our director of communications shares some insights into her interests and her fave thing about working with us.

As we gear up for what's next with our work to advance economic justice, we're taking a moment to recap outcomes from #WaLeg session in our key policy areas. First up is a look at how Direct Cash (featuring the Working Families Tax Credit and Guaranteed Basic Income) fared in Olympia this session.

"Everyone should pitch in, including the wealthiest people & corporations, so all of us can have thriving communities." Read on how corp. special interests got the final say in the budget (Ft. B&PC's Exec. Dir. Goss, @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social, @eoionline.bsky.social & @investwanow.bsky.social)

🧵The federal megabill Congressional Republicans passed & Trump signed into law will raise costs for everyday people, give big tax breaks to billionaires, strip health care from millions of people, & increase funding for ICE's efforts to terrorize immigrants. Read more: itep.org/trump-megabi... (1/3)

Nine of these hospitals are in WA-04 (Newhouse (R)), two in WA-05 (Baumgartner (R)), and three in WA-06 (Randall (D)). Among them, only Randall voted against the bill.

Skagit County schools could lose millions of dollars in funding because of President Trump’s proposed education budget. If the proposal is adopted as is, school districts in the state could lose a combined $100 million per school year starting with the 2026-27 school year. buff.ly/QjItXOt #WAedu

Families are losing access to libraries, museums, and learning programs as federal support is cut by the Trump Administration. Policymakers should restore and protect these community resources: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

Even with tweaks, the Senate plan would still cut health and food assistance, leave millions uninsured, and leave states struggling to fill the gaps.

How many low-income people will lose some or all of their food assistance as a result of the deepest cut to SNAP in history? Here's what we know so far: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

This is a crisis. @governorferguson.bsky.social needs to call an emergency session to plug the funding gaps.

The Senate-passed megabill "will make history – in appalling ways. Never before has legislation taken so much from struggling families to give so much to the richest." The richest 1% will receive $114 billion in 2026 alone. Statement from @amyhanauer.bsky.social here: itep.org/itep-stateme...

🚨🚨 The Senate just funded Trump's mass deportation agenda. If the House approves the bill, the resulting increase in arrests, detentions, and deportations will cause millions of immigrant and US-born workers to lose their jobs New analysis from me @epi.org www.epi.org/blog/the-rep...