KING COUNTY, Wash. — After many years of dormancy, and many more in development, The Lodge at Saint Edward State Park in Kenmore has opened its doors, again.
It's the same building that housed the St. Edward Seminary until 1976. The 326 acre land was sold to the state a year later and became the Saint Edward State Park. Since that time, the building has been vacant and is now… Read more »
Parents would receive monthly checks, even after this year is over, under President Joe Biden’s forthcoming multitrillion-dollar plan for American families.
If made permanent, the payments could amount to one of the most consequential policy changes of Biden’s presidency, finally bringing the U.S. into the ranks of other advanced nations that pay parents a monthly child… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Democrats are resorting to a well-worn tactic for their plan to expand the child tax credit: Push for a short-term policy, then highlight the consequences of letting it expire as scheduled.
The expansion of the credit would send money to households, increasing the benefit to $3,000 a child from $2,000 while adding a $600 bonus for children under age 6. It is a key piece… Read more »
Dear friend,
Last week, House Democrats finished marking up President Biden’s COVID-19 relief proposal, the American Rescue Plan, preparing it for a floor vote in our chamber next week and for final passage in Congress in March. The package creates a coordinated national strategy to defeat the virus and provides much-needed relief to American families and our economy during this… Read more »
Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Darin LaHood (IL-18) introduced the Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide greater tax relief and fairness to salon owners and beauty professionals by extending the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tax tip credit to the beauty service industry. The credit helps… Read more »
WASHINGTON – With the impeachment trial complete, the focus of Congress is squarely on a new coronavirus relief package, including a new round of checks to most Americans.
House Democrats moved ahead last week with crafting the details of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan, readying to pass a massive $1.9 trillion package that could send $1,400 checks to individuals and other… Read more »
The federal Child Tax Credit provides welcome financial relief to families with dependent children at tax time — except those families that struggle most to provide the basics, like food, diapers, clothes and shoes for kids who sometimes seem to grow overnight.
Any parent can attest that raising children is expensive. But the glaring irony is the country’s lowest-income households don’t… Read more »
The 24-year-old Child Tax Credit was designed to aid families with the costs of raising children. But as the economic turbulence from the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect millions of households, Democrats want to shake up that long-standing tax benefit by making it more generous and changing the way families receive it.
The proposed overhaul would expand the Child Tax… Read more »
WASHINGTON — The early weeks of the Biden administration have brought a surge of support, in the White House and across party lines in Congress, for what could be the most ambitious effort in a generation to reduce child poverty.
The plans vary in duration, design and the amount they would add to the federal debt, but they share a new and central premise in the policy debate over how… Read more »
Dear friend,
Since the pandemic began, poverty in the U.S. has risen sharply. We need proven solutions to tackle this crisis and help rebuild the middle class, which is why I am fighting for a plan that would give families up to $300 per month per child to help buy groceries, pay for rent, and afford other essentials. I am hopeful that my colleagues in Congress will include key… Read more »
