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How This Tax Change Could Reduce Child Poverty in DC

How This Tax Change Could Reduce Child Poverty in DC

Update: 2025-11-10
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DC is on the cusp of passing a law whose proponents say it could massively reduce child poverty. But the catch is that the bill would take away a lot of the local tax benefits that at least some folks would get as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by Congress. Jenny Gathright from the Washington Post has been covering the debate and is here to explain. 


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How This Tax Change Could Reduce Child Poverty in DC

How This Tax Change Could Reduce Child Poverty in DC

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