Thank you to everyone who joined us for Budget Matters 2025: Keeping a steadfast vision for a just economic future. Featuring a keynote panel with Rep. Shaun Scott, Sen. Noel Frame, Fatema Boxwala with Tech4Taxes, and Marco Guzman with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
During the first part of the program, Budget and Policy Center policy experts will gave a series of short policy snapshot presentations, highlighting the ways state lawmakers and budget writers must respond to the current political moment. We heard from:
- Senior Policy Analyst Kaitie Dong on immigration justice
- Senior Policy Analyst Evan Walker on criminal legal system policy
- Senior Policy Analyst Tracy Yeung on direct cash
- Associate Director of Campaigns Emily Vyhnanek on the fallout from the federal megabill.
The day culminated with Executive Director Eli Taylor Goss and Senior Policy Analyst Mia Shigemura facilitating a keynote panel, “Revenue as the Solution for Prosperity and Safety,” with Rep. Shaun Scott, Sen. Noel Frame, Fatema Boxwala with Tech4Taxes, and Marco Guzman with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
And we honored pivotal milestones and policy wins, assessed tools and next steps, and centered our continued vision for a future where everyone has the opportunity for health, freedom, and joy.
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