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Roe v. Wade and the Right to Abortion

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Frequently Asked Questions About Refundable Family Tax Credits

A number of refundable tax provisions that help working families, including the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), were improved and expanded in 2001, 2003, and 2009. These credits, and their improvements, help millions of low- and moderate-income families work their way out of poverty, but the improvements are currently set to expire at the end of 2012. Read more »

Renewing Federal Emergency Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Vital for Women & Families – and the Economy

Persistently high unemployment – and historic levels of long-term unemployment – necessitate renewing federal emergency unemployment insurance benefits that are set to expire in December 2012. Read more »

Women Suffer Two-Thirds of Colorado’s Losses if Congress Ends Improved Tax Credits for Working Families

Congress faces a series of critical budget choices in the coming months, and must soon decide which federal income tax provisions set to expire at the end of this year should be renewed and which should end. Read more »

Women Suffer Nearly Three-Quarters of Louisiana’s Losses if Congress Ends Improved Tax Credits for Working Families

Congress faces a series of critical budget choices in the coming months, and must soon decide which federal income tax provisions set to expire at the end of this year should be renewed and which should end. Read more »

Women Suffer More Than Two-Thirds of Virginia’s Losses if Congress Ends Improved Tax Credits for Working Families

Congress faces a series of critical budget choices in the coming months, and must soon decide which federal income tax provisions set to expire at the end of this year should be renewed and which should end. Read more »