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. We updated our State Budget Watch tracking revenue shortfalls.

• On health, Hannah Katch explained why state and federal policymakers should extend postpartum Medicaid coverage.

• On the economy, we updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available and our chart book tracking the post-Great Recession economy.

Chart of the Week — Employment Gains in Expansion Wiped Out by COVID-19

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
Georgia Health News
August 28, 2020

Much More Than Checks: How Social Security Depends on the Mail
New York Times
August 27, 2020

White House Draws Doubt With Claim of $75 Billion for Poor Areas
Bloomberg
August 26, 2020

Black Workers Are More Likely to Be Unemployed but Less Likely to Get Unemployment Benefits
ProPublica
August 24, 2020

Debt, eviction and hunger: Millions fall back into crisis as stimulus and safety nets vanish
Washington Post
August 23, 2020

The Corner That State Universities Have Backed Themselves Into
The Atlantic
August 23, 2020

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