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This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, family income support, poverty and inequality, and health.
* On state budgets and taxes, Cortney Sanders discussed how a repeal of some criminal fees and fines in California is a victory for fiscal policy and racial justice ([link removed]) . Wesley Tharpe explained how an Arizona ballot measure would make the state’s tax system fairer ([link removed]) by raising taxes on high-income earners. Nicholas Johnson pointed out that the ballot measure would help more kids thrive ([link removed]) .

* On family income support, Ife Floyd called on states to repeal racist “family cap” policies in their Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs ([link removed]) .

* On poverty and inequality, we updated our tracker of the COVID-19 recession’s effects on food, housing, and employment hardships ([link removed]) .

* On health, we released a fact sheet on options for states to reduce Medicaid prescription drug costs ([link removed]) .

Chart of the Week — 12 States Still Have Racist Policies Denying Benefits to Children Born in Families Already on TANF ([link removed])

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

Unemployment aid is running out for millions: "Making absolute zero." ([link removed])
CBS News
October 16, 2020

8 Million Have Slipped Into Poverty Since May as Federal Aid Has Dried Up ([link removed])
New York Times
October 15, 2020

States seek more federal funds as Medicaid enrollment grows ([link removed])
Roll Call
October 15, 2020

Mitch McConnell torpedoes a stimulus-package compromise between the White House and Democrats ([link removed])
Business Insider
October 15, 2020

Landlords, lobbyists launch legal war against Trump’s eviction moratorium, aiming to unwind renter protections ([link removed])
Washington Post
October 12, 2020

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