Neva Butkus is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Louisiana Budget Project, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that evaluates how public policy impacts low- to moderate-income families in Louisiana. At the Louisiana Budget Project, Neva researches and advocates on behalf of tax policies that reduce poverty, prioritize race equity and ensure wealthy Louisianans and corporations are paying their fair share.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, as it does every year around this time, recently delivered some bad news about Louisiana’s children. According to its Kids Count Data Book, Louisiana ranks 48th in the country for child well-being. Louisiana has never ranked higher than 46th in the 31-year history of this project. At the root of […]
