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The Way Forward: Child Tax Credit (2023)

Louisiana: The State We're In

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Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2023-09-29

Duration: 00:08:19

Subjects: Tax credits | Poverty | Child Care

Contributors:

  • St. Cyr, Kara Host
  • Green, Shakiyla Interviewee
  • Acaldo, Michael Interviewee
  • Moller, Jan Interviewee

Description

This segment from the September 29, 2023, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on the end of the expansion of the child tax credit and its impact on the poverty rate in Louisiana. She interviews: Shakiyla Green, St. Vincent de Paul resident; Michael Acaldo, the president of St. Vincent de Paul in Baton Rouge; and Jan Moller, the executive director of the Louisiana Budget Project. This segment is a part of The Way Forward: Election 2023 series.