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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, state budgets and taxes, food assistance, and the economy.
* On the federal budget, Chye-Ching Huang and Chuck Marr explained that states’ failed attempts to reopen their economies before bringing COVID-19 under control highlight the urgent need to build on federal fiscal support for households and states ([link removed]) .
* On state budgets and taxes, Michael Mazerov summarized his recent paper on why state borrowing can’t substitute for more direct aid ([link removed]) to help states cope with the recession. We also updated our report finding that states continue to face large shortfalls ([link removed]) due to COVID-19 effects.
* On food assistance, Brynne Keith-Jennings outlined why raising SNAP benefits is needed to reduce the long-term effects of hardship on children ([link removed]) . We also updated our fact sheet on how states are using their new flexibility in SNAP to respond to COVID-19 challenges ([link removed]) .
* 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 — Stimulus, Existing Safety Net Offset Compensation Losses Early in Pandemic ([link removed])

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

Continued unemployment boosts will help recovery more than new stimulus checks, economists say ([link removed])
CNBC
July 10, 2020

When It Comes To Reopening Schools, ‘The Devil’s In The Details,’ Educators Say ([link removed])
NPR
July 9, 2020

Reopening schools safely is going to take much more federal leadership ([link removed])
Vox
July 8, 2020

Trump's renewed effort to dismantle Obamacare is particularly cruel during the pandemic ([link removed])
Business Insider
July 7, 2020

One family. $1,200 a month ([link removed])
San Francisco Chronicle
July 7, 2020

Unemployment benefits: Do you have to pay taxes on them? ([link removed])
CBS News
July 7, 2020

Republicans Want to Kill the $600 Weekly Bonus for Unemployed Workers ([link removed])
Vice
July 6, 2020

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