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News Articles: child tax credit

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., talks to the infant child of Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., inside the House chamber during votes for the next speaker of the House on the first day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 3.

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  • Politics

With an eye on working families, Democrats launch the Congressional Dads Caucus

A group of Democrats formed the Dads Caucus in the House, hoping to advocate for key democratic policies such as the expanded child tax credit and paid family leave.

January 28, 2023
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  • Ximena Bustillo
music midtown

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Music Midtown canceled; Claiming unborn kids on taxes; Update on Fulton probe

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Music Midtown has been canceled, allegedly because of Georgia's gun laws. Plus, the State Department of Revenue will allow Georgians to claim embryos on income tax deductions. Meanwhile, Tamar Hallerman provides an update on the latest in the Fulton County probe.

August 02, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more

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  • Economy

Why America Has Been So Stingy In Fighting Child Poverty

The U.S. has a long tradition of favoring old people over kids. A new paper investigates why.

February 22, 2022
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Local residents, Cara Baldari and her nine-month-old daughter Evie (L) and Sarah Orrin-Vipond and her eight-month-old son Otto (R), join a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol December 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The monthly Child Tax Credit payments expired at the end of last year after Congress failed to renew it.

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  • Politics

3.7 million more kids are in poverty without the monthly Child Tax Credit, study says

In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.

February 18, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Children draw on top of a canceled check prop during a rally in favor of the child tax credit in front of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Families are in distress after the first month without the expanded child tax credit

January is the first month since July 2021 that more than 36 million families in the U.S. did not receive money from the expanded child tax credit program. For some, the consequences are already dire.

January 22, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Laura Sifuentes lives in Rosedale, Miss. The government's Child Tax Credit, a monthly payment for many American parents with kids, helped her financially when she had to give up her job to care of her kids, nieces and nephews during the pandemic.

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  • Business

Why many Americans continue to struggle despite trillions of dollars in pandemic aid

The government provided Americans with a vital financial lifeline during the pandemic, including through the Child Tax Credit. The help improved lives – but for many it still wasn't enough.

January 15, 2022
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  • Stephan Bisaha
The continuation of the child tax credit payments had depended on Congress passing the Build Back Better legislation before Friday.

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  • Family

The expanded child tax credit expires Friday after Congress failed to renew it

Because the Build Back Better agenda was not passed by the Senate before the end of the year, the last payment of the expanded child tax credit program went out this month.

December 30, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., leaves his office after speaking with President Biden about his long-stalled domestic agenda, at the Capitol on Monday.

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  • Politics

Where things stand with the monthly expanded child tax credit payments

Because an extension of the child tax credit is tied in with President Biden's Build Back Better social spending plan, it remains unclear whether the monthly payments will continue beyond this year.

December 14, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
A pile of vaccine syringes.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Vaccines arrived in Ga. a year ago; Eliminating ballot drop boxes; Rivian factory

On today's show: A Republican leader in the state Senate filed a bill to eliminate drop boxes, which have enabled voters to cast absentee ballots more easily. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to announce later this week that Rivian, one of the country’s largest manufacturers of electric vehicles, is set to build an assembly plant in Georgia.

December 14, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Hannah Ochoa poses for a portrait with her family in Marietta

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  • News

The COVID-era child tax credit saved her family. Now she and others fear the worst as it expires

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress backed an enhancement to the longstanding child tax credit program, historically doled out when Americans file their taxes. Now, families face a lapse in help.

December 14, 2021
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Sen. Raphael Warnock

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  • Politics

Georgia Parents Tell Sen. Warnock Child Tax Credit Is Helping

The first child tax credit payments were sent to households in July, and Georgia households received roughly $520.3 million. The average monthly payment was $418, according to data from the U.S. Treasury Department.

September 01, 2021
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By:
  • Nick Wooten
A child tax credit poster is displayed during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on July 15. Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments went out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropped.

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  • Health

The New Child Tax Credit Brings A Drop In Households Reporting Hunger

Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments started going out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropped.

August 13, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
Children and teachers from the KU Kids Deanwood Child Care Center complete a mural in celebration of the launch of the child tax credit on July 14 in Washington, D.C. Tens of millions of parents have received their first monthly child tax credit payment, but it might make sense to opt out of the rest of the payments and wait until next year to claim the credit in full.

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  • Business

You Might Consider Opting Out Of The Child Tax Credit. Here's Why

The first monthly enhanced child tax credit payment has landed, but some families are now opting out. Here's how to decide whether it makes sense for you.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Officials remind parents that it will not attempt to gather personal or financial information via email, text or through threatening phone calls.

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  • National

The IRS Won't Be Calling, Emailing Or Texting. Don't Fall For Child Tax Credit Scams

"Be alert to criminals who ask you, by phone, email, text – or even on social media, to verify your information," the IRS cautions.

July 22, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, pictured on Capitol Hill last month, called for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit during an interview with NPR on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Families Are Receiving A Child Tax Credit. Janet Yellen Says It Should Be Permanent

In an interview with NPR, the Treasury secretary calls to permanently expand the child tax credit being paid out to American families starting this week.

July 16, 2021
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  • Noel King and
  • Scott Horsley
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