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Idaho Families Would Benefit From Move to Include More Children in State’s Child Tax Credit

  • From housing to child care, hard-working Idaho families face high costs in our growing state. Since 2018, Idaho’s tax code has supported families through

HB 436 Tax Cuts Benefit Wealthy Idahoans

  • The tax cuts proposed in HB 436 would benefit wealthy Idahoans the most, as the chart below illustrates. The bill would also collapse the

Removing Barriers to Youth and Family Success: The Role of State Juvenile Cost of Care Fees

  • Idahoans should insist that all public systems—and especially the juvenile justice system—operate with integrity and without a profit motive. However, juvenile courts in Idaho

Idaho Families Grapple With Rising Cost of Living

  • Idaho is typically thought of as a relatively cheap place to live, at least before the COVID-19 pandemic. But the pandemic’s widespread economic impacts

Untapped Federal Relief Critical to Addressing Idaho Housing Issues

  • Idaho’s families, communities, and economy are best equipped to combat the coronavirus pandemic when everyone can remain safely housed.

Idaho School Funding: Long-Term Challenges and Opportunities to Put Students First

  • The pandemic has created significant disruptions and barriers to learning, leaving many Idaho students behind and unable to achieve their full academic potential. But

Idaho is Failing to Adequately Pay and Retain Teachers and Classified Staff

  • Teachers are Idaho’s most important educational assets.

Five Key Facts About Idaho's Economic Recovery

  • Idaho’s economic recovery from the pandemic-induced recession has produced unexpected and often contrasting outcomes. As vaccination rates climb and Idahoans return to – or

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