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The Center mourns the loss of Paul Rudd ([link removed]) , an esteemed member of CBPP’s Board of Directors since 2008, who passed away this week at age 47.

This week at CBPP, we focused on COVID-19 and the economy.
* On COVID-19, Michael Leachman explained that new economic projections from the Congressional Budget Office suggest even bigger state shortfalls ([link removed]) . LaDonna Pavetti and Peggy Bailey urged policymakers to boost the safety net to help people with the fewest resources ([link removed]) pay for basics during the crisis. Michael Mazerov stressed that loans are no substitute for direct aid to help states weather the COVID recession ([link removed]) . Samantha Washington pointed out that the IRS’ challenges in issuing stimulus checks ([link removed]) make clear that years of ill-advised funding cuts have left the agency understaffed and technologically out of date. We
updated our fact sheet finding that most states are easing SNAP participation rules and providing added benefits ([link removed]) in response to COVID-19.

* On the economy, we updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available ([link removed]) and our chart book tracking the post-Great Recession economy ([link removed]) .

Chart of the Week — COVID-19 State Budget Shortfalls Could Be Largest on Record ([link removed])

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:

State Unemployment Funds Going Broke From Flood of Claims ([link removed])
Bloomberg
April 30, 2020

White House seeking tax breaks for business, consumers in COVID-19 stimulus package ([link removed])
McClatchy
April 30, 2020

Why the US shouldn’t let states go bankrupt ([link removed])
Vox
April 29, 2020

Coronavirus-hammered state budgets worse off than feared ([link removed])
Roll Call
April 29, 2020

Editorial: Letting state governments go bankrupt is a terrible idea ([link removed])
Los Angeles Times
April 28, 2020

As Trump puts partisan spin on federal aid for states, Republicans and Democrats warn of coming financial calamity ([link removed])
Washington Post
April 27, 2020

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