• Published

  January 3, 2023

  You’re not getting child tax credit checks anymore. Here’s why

  The policy's demise has confounded policy experts, who point to ample evidence that the increased benefit helped close gaps in the existing child tax credit.

• Published

  February 9, 2022
  

  Here’s how to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit

  Whether or not a family owes tax money or has filed taxes before, they will need to file a return to get all or the rest of their money.

• Published

  January 14, 2022
  

  Goodbye, ‘godsend’: Expiration of child tax credits hits home

  President Biden had proposed extending them for another full year, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., wouldn't support it.

• Published

  January 2, 2022
  

  Maine lawmakers study direct cash payments as anti-poverty tool

  Bipartisan support exists for a 2019 basic income proposal that would supplement the safety net for Mainers in need.

• Published

  August 18, 2021
  

  Parents tout benefit of child tax credit at event hosted by Gov. Mills, Rep. Pingree

  The two Democrats want Congress to make the tax credit permanent, saying it provides critical support for child care and other living expenses.

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