Mastodawn

In '22, MA voters enacted the #FairShare, imposing a 4% #surtax on annual incomes above $1M, dedicating the proceeds to #transportation and #education.

…A total of $2.2 billion was collected in the first full year of implementation, far exceeding the original forecast of $1 billion.

Now MA funded #freetuition for #communitycolleges, #freeschoollunch at public schools; lowered fares and expanded bus service statewide, invested in bridges and rail.
#ORpol

Tell state leaders: copy the Massachusetts Millionaires Tax

States can make progress now -- taxing the rich and funding public education -- by copying Massachusetts' Millionaires Tax.

EveryAction

Dry as toast May 30, 2024

https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/poverty-reduction-programs-help-adults-lacking-college-degrees-the

https://iowastartingline.com/2024/05/10/kalbach-what-iowa-republicans-focused-on-during-legislative-session/

#Iowa Republicans are hurting their own. #iowastartingline #gop #snap #poverty #freeschoollunch

Poverty Reduction Programs Help Adults Lacking College Degrees the Most | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Poverty reduction programs play a much more critical role in the economic security of working-age adults who lack a bachelor’s degree, including working-class whites, than they play for adults with a college degree.

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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