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In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog updates readers on voter suppression efforts going on in state legislatures across the country. We react to President Biden's proposed budget for the next fiscal year, and welcome his plans for investments that matter -- and we also dig deep into what Biden is proposing. Finally, we unveil the latest COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, a by-the-numbers glance at how the pandemic is affecting people with low incomes and other vulnerable populations. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
2021 sets new mark for voter suppression laws; Texas threat still looming
June 10
Calendar year 2021 is not even half over – yet we already know that it will set a modern-day record for the number of voter suppression laws passed by state legislatures and enacted into law in one year. Between January 1 and May 14 of this year, 14 states enacted 22 new laws that restrict access to the vote. That breaks a record set in 2011, when – by October of that year – 19 restrictive laws were passed in 14 states. READ MORE »
The Biden budget: Responsible investments in our future
June 7
President Biden’s budget is responsive to our needs and responsible to our future. Instead of ignoring government’s failure for years to maintain and improve the basic building blocks of our economic security, the budget makes investments our nation badly needs. READ MORE »
CHN's latest Human Needs Report: Special edition examines Biden Administration's proposed budget
June 7
CHN just released a special edition of the Human Needs Report focusing on President Biden's FY22 budget request. Read on for an overview of the request and details from select government departments that most directly impact people with low incomes. READ MORE »
CHN's COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship
June 11
The Build Back Better edition. COVID-19 cases are down and more people are working. But all is not well in America. Staggering numbers remain out of work and now there is emerging evidence, that as Black and brown communities lag behind in vaccinations, COVID-19 could become a disease that overwhelmingly impacts communities of color. Vaccinations – which reached a peak of nearly two million per day in April – have slipped under 400,000 a day, endangering President Biden’s goal of having 70 percent of the country vaccinated by the 4th of July. Fewer than one in four Black Americans have received their first shot. READ MORE »
Listen up! In case you missed it, CHN's new Voices for Human Needs Podcast is here! Tune in for our first episode all about raising the federal minimum wage with guests from the National Employment Law Project, One Fair Wage, and Main Street Alliance. Hear what you can do to organize your communities on behalf of a raised federal minimum wage. Click here or head to your favorite podcast platform (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and more) to listen.
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