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This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, health, and the economy.
* On state budgets and taxes, Nicholas Johnson pointed out that as the school year starts, schools face new and lingering challenges ([link removed]) . We updated our State Budget Watch ([link removed]) tracking revenue shortfalls.
* On health, Hannah Katch explained why state and federal policymakers should extend postpartum Medicaid coverage ([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 — Employment Gains in Expansion Wiped Out by COVID-19 ([link removed])

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

Community health looks ahead to big financial hole to fill next year ([link removed])
Georgia Health News
August 28, 2020

Much More Than Checks: How Social Security Depends on the Mail ([link removed])
New York Times
August 27, 2020

White House Draws Doubt With Claim of $75 Billion for Poor Areas ([link removed])
Bloomberg
August 26, 2020

Black Workers Are More Likely to Be Unemployed but Less Likely to Get Unemployment Benefits ([link removed])
ProPublica
August 24, 2020

Debt, eviction and hunger: Millions fall back into crisis as stimulus and safety nets vanish ([link removed])
Washington Post
August 23, 2020

The Corner That State Universities Have Backed Themselves Into ([link removed])
The Atlantic
August 23, 2020

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