@vineeta

Policy Analyst @NJPolicy. Promoting justice and dignity. Researcher/social worker/advocate. She/her. Views are my own.

 Trenton, NJ
Joined May 2007
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Good news! @USTreasury is starting to examine the distribution of taxes and benefits by race. @DorothyABrown JUST spoke at @StateImpactCon about how critical a move like this is to countering the fallacy that our tax system affects everyone equally. home.treasury.gov/news/featu…

Advancing Equity Analysis in Tax Policy

*By Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Lily Batchelder* President Biden promised to build the country back better and to do so equitably. For far too long, the...

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Vineeta Kapahi retweeted
ACLU of New Jersey@ACLUNJ13 Dec 2021
UPDATE: The Values Act is in the NJ Senate! With the bill now in both legislative houses, it’s time to urge lawmakers to pass the Values Act to help build a stronger, fairer, and more welcoming New Jersey for all who call this state home. Send a message: action.aclu.org/send-message…

Pass the Values Act

Please take action!

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ACLU of New Jersey@ACLUNJ9 Dec 2021
It’s official: the Values Act has been introduced by the NJ Legislature! Among other protections, the bill codifies and strengthens the Immigrant Trust Directive – an important @NJGov policy that helps keep families together and communities safer. Get to know the Values Act:
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👀outside @WholeFoods in Newark. It’s time to STOP the secret deal between the @PANYNJ & @amazon to build an air hub at @EWRairport Our communities in Newark and Elizabeth deserve good jobs and clean air. #NoSecretHub 👇More here: goodjobscleanairnj.org/
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🎉 Tomorrow at 12 PM, join us and #LetsDriveNJ coalition members to celebrate NJ’s driver’s license expansion! 📺 Tune in with new drivers, community organizers, and advocates to reflect on and look forward to driver’s licenses for all. ➡️ fb.me/e/20EvYIehr
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Vineeta Kapahi retweeted
ACLU of New Jersey@ACLUNJ9 Dec 2021
It’s official: the Values Act has been introduced by the NJ Legislature! Among other protections, the bill codifies and strengthens the Immigrant Trust Directive – an important @NJGov policy that helps keep families together and communities safer. Get to know the Values Act:
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With billions of dollars in profits, Amazon could provide safe, sustainable jobs that enhance the humanity and well-being of warehouse workers. Instead, it imposes a dehumanizing pace of work that treats workers as disposable. Report: bit.ly/CrisisAtAmazonMN #CrisisAtAmazonMN
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🗣 We’re back in Trenton urging legislators to fully fund a #Recovery4All After more than a year of fighting, we won the Excluded New Jerseyans Fund but we know this is not enough. Our work is essential & keeps @njgov moving forward. 🔴🎥 WATCH: fb.watch/9NXtoLAHNA/
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TODAY: New Jersey workers and families excluded from financial relief gather in Trenton to call for meaningful investments in an inclusive recovery. #recovery4all @MaketheRoadNJ⁩ @newlabor ⁦@WindofSpiritNJ⁩ ⁦@NJPolicy⁩
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HAPPENING NOW: Powerful testimony from domestic workers and allies in front of the statehouse calling for a New Jersey Domestic Worker’s Bill of Rights. ⁦@MaketheRoadNJ⁩ ⁦@NewLabor⁩ ⁦@CasaFreehold⁩ ⁦⁦@domesticworkers⁩
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ICYMI: Research Director @NyckieRod was featured in @SenatorLorettaW's 2021 Women’s Power List for @INSIDER__NJ for her work leading NJPP’s majority-women research team. Big congratulations to Nicole and all of the other women on the list! Read more: insidernj.com/weinbergs-2021…
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Look where folks land when they take the time to talk w/ providers who know their patients' personal stories and understand their circumstances. Thank you, @StarLedger Editorial Board. #PasstheRFA nj.com/opinion/2021/12/these…

These parts of the Reproductive Freedom Act aren’t popular. Here’s why we support them | Editorial

But the priority must be to protect the core right to abortion and ensure that insurance covers it.

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🤩 INCREDIBLE!! 🤩 More than 100 community members attended our Excluded New Jerseyans Fund clinic today in Passaic! 💪🏽 We're working hard to make sure those eligible can apply: 📞 Call 908-368-1196 for an appointment w/ @MaketheRoadNJ 💻 ExcludedNJfund.nj.gov #Recovery4All
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Vineeta Kapahi retweeted
ACLU of New Jersey@ACLUNJ2 Dec 2021
We don’t have to imagine a future where someone who needs abortion care can’t access it – that’s the reality for too many. That’s why we’re at the State House with @ThriveNJ to rally and urge the NJ Legislature to #PassTheRFA in full before this legislative session ends.
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Every immigrant essential worker in this country should be paid equitably, provided protections at work, and honored with a pathway to citizenship. There is no time to wait!🚨 TAKE ACTION & tell your senators! ow.ly/oj9j50GSska #ImmigrantsAreEssential
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How do we build a strong pandemic recovery that leaves no one behind? From baby bonds to fully funding public schools, the Blueprint to Secure a Just Recovery lays out the policies to do just that. Read the Blueprint here: njpp.org/blueprint

Blueprint to Secure a Just Recovery

Click here to download the Blueprint today!

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Abortion rights are under attack. Being denied an abortion has devastating consequences on the economic trajectory of a person’s life. It's time for New Jersey to expand and protect abortion rights and pass the Reproductive Freedom Act! Via @sreynertsn nj.com/opinion/2021/11/abort…

Abortion rights are under attack. Don’t shelve the Reproductive Freedom Act during ‘lame duck.’ |...

Time is running out. If the bill doesn’t pass by the end of this legislative session in January, the bill dies.

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Proud to see #NJ continue to recognize #Medicaid as key to keeping families insured! By ensuring #continuouscoverage - from preventative care and care for chronic conditions to behavioral and mental health care - we're showing our commitment to health as a human right💪
Tammy Murphy@FirstLadyNJ28 Oct 2021
BIG NEWS: New Jersey is now the SECOND STATE IN THE NATION to expand Medicaid coverage for moms one full year after delivering a baby! Thank you @GovMurphy, @SecBecerra, @SenatorMenendez, @SenBooker, @FrankPallone, and @RepBonnie. #NurtureNJ nj.gov/governor/news/news/56…
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#BREAKING: Applications for the Excluded New Jerseyans Fund will launch later today! 🎉 After more than a year of powerful organizing led by immigrant workers, we will see the fruits of our labor. 🔔 Stay tuned for updates ℹ️ For more information visit: ExcludedNJFund.nj.gov

Excluded New Jerseyans Fund

If impacted by COVID and ineligible for pandemic assistance. Apply Now

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NJHumanServices@NJDHS27 Oct 2021
.@NJDHS Will Launch Application for Excluded New Jerseyans Fund cash assistance today. “If you did not receive federal stimulus checks & pandemic unemployment assistance, you may be eligible." @NJDHS Act. Comm. @sarahmadelman. Stay tuned for updates. state.nj.us/humanservices/ne…
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🚨New from @bholom11🚨 Thousands of New Jersey families have relied on Medicaid during the pandemic. The upcoming expiration of continuous coverage threatens their health coverage. njpp.org/publications/blog-c…

Maintaining Continuous Medicaid Coverage After the Pandemic Would Advance Health Equity - New...

Thousands of New Jersey families have relied on Medicaid during the pandemic. The upcoming expiration of continuous coverage threatens their health coverage.

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🚨 Last chance to register! 🚨 Join us TODAY at 5 PM in celebrating the leadership and vision of NJPP President @Brandon_McKoy as he prepares to start the next chapter of his career! Register here: njpp.org/event/progress-2021…
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