Whitney Tucker
@whitneytucker.bsky.social
Director of State Fiscal Research at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. I want better for us.
States are increasingly calling for special sessions this year, and it’s not just routine business. From addressing the impact of federal policy, to state tax debates, to shoring up disaster aid and political power plays, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of legislative overtime.🧵
July 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
States are increasingly calling for special sessions this year, and it’s not just routine business. From addressing the impact of federal policy, to state tax debates, to shoring up disaster aid and political power plays, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of legislative overtime.🧵
Reposted by Whitney Tucker
The flooding deaths in TX are horrific.
We can't say for sure if they were preventable, but we do know 2 things:
1. Accurate flood maps, early warning systems, and timely disaster response saves lives.
2. Funding cuts at NOAA and FEMA will kill people.
We can't say for sure if they were preventable, but we do know 2 things:
1. Accurate flood maps, early warning systems, and timely disaster response saves lives.
2. Funding cuts at NOAA and FEMA will kill people.
July 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The flooding deaths in TX are horrific.
We can't say for sure if they were preventable, but we do know 2 things:
1. Accurate flood maps, early warning systems, and timely disaster response saves lives.
2. Funding cuts at NOAA and FEMA will kill people.
We can't say for sure if they were preventable, but we do know 2 things:
1. Accurate flood maps, early warning systems, and timely disaster response saves lives.
2. Funding cuts at NOAA and FEMA will kill people.
Reposted by Whitney Tucker
The national school voucher proposal in the Senate GOP reconciliation plan would threaten students’ access to quality public schools, give tax breaks to the wealthy, & override states that have rejected these harmful policies. Lawmakers who care about our kids’ futures should reject it.
June 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The national school voucher proposal in the Senate GOP reconciliation plan would threaten students’ access to quality public schools, give tax breaks to the wealthy, & override states that have rejected these harmful policies. Lawmakers who care about our kids’ futures should reject it.
Reposted by Whitney Tucker
Senate Republican leaders have revised their plan to cut #SNAP. The details are slightly different, but the bottom line is the same: this would still take food assistance away from millions of low-income people, raise families’ grocery costs & risk some states ending SNAP altogether.
June 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Senate Republican leaders have revised their plan to cut #SNAP. The details are slightly different, but the bottom line is the same: this would still take food assistance away from millions of low-income people, raise families’ grocery costs & risk some states ending SNAP altogether.
I'll be sharing the stage with some heavy hitters next week to talk through the many different ways states are responding to today's fiscal environment.
Register today to join in-person or via livestream!
www.pew.org/en/about/eve...
Register today to join in-person or via livestream!
www.pew.org/en/about/eve...
June 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'll be sharing the stage with some heavy hitters next week to talk through the many different ways states are responding to today's fiscal environment.
Register today to join in-person or via livestream!
www.pew.org/en/about/eve...
Register today to join in-person or via livestream!
www.pew.org/en/about/eve...
This is really the thing. There is opportunity through reconciliation for Senate Republicans to reshape the federal agenda to help MILLIONS of people, and they just...won't.
Read CBPP President @sharonparrott.bsky.social's statement on the Senate bill here: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Read CBPP President @sharonparrott.bsky.social's statement on the Senate bill here: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
June 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is really the thing. There is opportunity through reconciliation for Senate Republicans to reshape the federal agenda to help MILLIONS of people, and they just...won't.
Read CBPP President @sharonparrott.bsky.social's statement on the Senate bill here: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Read CBPP President @sharonparrott.bsky.social's statement on the Senate bill here: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Reposted by Whitney Tucker
Today’s initial estimate for Q1 2025 GDP is -0.3%. This estimate is driven by economic uncertainty from the Administration’s chaotic tariff regime.
After inheriting a robust economy, it is heading in the wrong direction. (1/6)
After inheriting a robust economy, it is heading in the wrong direction. (1/6)
a man in a suit and tie says that he 's not good
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says that he 's not good
media.tenor.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today’s initial estimate for Q1 2025 GDP is -0.3%. This estimate is driven by economic uncertainty from the Administration’s chaotic tariff regime.
After inheriting a robust economy, it is heading in the wrong direction. (1/6)
After inheriting a robust economy, it is heading in the wrong direction. (1/6)
Reposted by Whitney Tucker
🚨Executive Action Watch 🚨 EPA's gutting of pollution & climate regulations will hurt communities that need them most: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
EPA's Gutting of Pollution and Climate Regulations Will Hurt Communities that Need Them Most | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
March 12, 2025: EPA Administrator Zeldin announced that the agency will be reconsidering 31 rules and regulations, including those related to:
www.cbpp.org
April 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🚨Executive Action Watch 🚨 EPA's gutting of pollution & climate regulations will hurt communities that need them most: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Elon Musk’s sledgehammer approach to government "efficiency" — abruptly cancelling contracts and conducting mass firings through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — has inspired a slew of state-level copycats seeking to similarly slash state budgets.🧵
April 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Elon Musk’s sledgehammer approach to government "efficiency" — abruptly cancelling contracts and conducting mass firings through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — has inspired a slew of state-level copycats seeking to similarly slash state budgets.🧵
This Valentine's Day, don't forget — taxes are how we show we care. #LoveYourCommunity #TaxValentines
February 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This Valentine's Day, don't forget — taxes are how we show we care. #LoveYourCommunity #TaxValentines