Small-business owners, renters, low-income students, and people who’ve relocated are among the many whose lives are being affected by the pandemic and by policies that impact their circumstances. This special newsletter keeps the most vulnerable on the public policy radar.
The tremendous movement of people to different residences to shelter in place makes sense for those involved, but it could lead to disastrous results for the communities they left.
The new relief and recovery package promises loan guarantees and grants to help small businesses get back on their feet after the threat to public health passes. Quick and equitable deployment will be crucial.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a powerful, off-the-shelf way to encourage many nonfilers to file their late returns and get help paying their bills during the pandemic.
With increased unemployment from the COVID-19 crisis, many will also lose their health insurance. Good policy can limit this, and the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansions already have.
