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This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, the economy, federal taxes, poverty and inequality, housing, health, and food assistance.
* On state budgets and taxes, Wesley Tharpe outlined how COVID-19’s resurgence and the fragile economy could worsen the state budget crisis ([link removed]) . Joshuah Marshall detailed how tribal nations are more vulnerable to COVID-19's impacts and need additional fiscal aid ([link removed]) . Michael Leachman noted that states are using federal fiscal aid but need substantially more ([link removed]) . Samantha Waxman urged states to follow Colorado and California by extending the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to more immigrants ([link removed]) .

* On the economy, Chad Stone explained why robust unemployment insurance and other relief is needed to mitigate racial and ethnic unemployment disparities ([link removed]) . Stone and Sharon Parrott reported that many unemployed workers will exhaust jobless benefits this year if more weeks of benefits aren’t in the next relief package ([link removed]) . Jared Bernstein testified before the Joint Economic Committee about steps policymakers can take to reduce uncertainty and restore confidence ([link removed]) during the COVID-19-induced recession. We updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available
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* On federal taxes, Chuck Marr, Stephanie Hingtgen, Kris Cox, Arloc Sherman, and Katie Windham detailed how expanding the Child Tax Credit and EITC would benefit more than 10 million rural residents and strongly help rural areas ([link removed]) . We updated our backgrounder on where federal tax revenues come from ([link removed]) .

* On poverty and inequality, Arloc Sherman pointed out that children are facing very high hardship rates ([link removed]) .

* On housing, Ann Oliva called for a boost in homelessness funding in the next relief package ([link removed]) .

* On health, Matt Broaddus explained that 5 million essential and front-line workers get health coverage through Medicaid ([link removed]) . We updated our chart book on the far-reaching benefits of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion ([link removed]) .

* On food assistance, we updated our fact sheet on how states are using their new flexibility in SNAP to respond to COVID-19 challenges ([link removed]) .

Chart of the Week — Black and Hispanic Unemployment Rates Consistently Higher Than White Rate ([link removed])

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

Why Black Workers Will Hurt the Most if Congress Doesn’t Extend Jobless Benefits ([link removed])
New York Times
August 7, 2020

America Could Have 'Great Depression' Levels of Homelessness by Year’s End ([link removed])
Vice News
August 7, 2020

Obama’s Medicaid expansion keeps gaining ground under Trump ([link removed])
Associated Press
August 6, 2020

How Trump's plan to unilaterally boost unemployment aid would face snag ([link removed]) s
Politico
August 6, 2020

The controversial $600 unemployment aid debate, explained ([link removed])
Washington Post
August 6, 2020

Pandemic Exacerbates Existing Economic Inequalities In Montana ([link removed])
Montana Public Radio
August 5, 2020

The $600 unemployment boost just expired. Families are already hurting ([link removed])
CNBC
August 4, 2020

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