Unemployment Insurance and Economic Impact Payments Associated with Reduced Hardship Following CARES Act July 8, 2020 Urban Institute. July 2020. A new report from the Urban Institute found that unemployment insurance and federal economic impact... Read More
Failed Reopenings Highlight Urgent Need to Build on Federal Fiscal Support for Households and States July 8, 2020 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. July 2020. Researchers at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) urged feder... Read More
Additional, Well Targeted Federal Fiscal Aid Key to Advancing Racial Equity June 8, 2020 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. June 2020. Nicholas Johnson, senior vice president for state fiscal policy at the Cente... Read More
States with the highest income inequality also experienced a larger number of COVID-19 deaths June 8, 2020 Newswise. June 2020. A new study found that states with higher percentages of income inequality have had higher rates of COVID-... Read More
Research Note: Number of People in Families With Below-Poverty Earnings Has Soared, Especially Among Black and Latino Individuals June 8, 2020 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. June 2020. A CBPP analysis of new Census Bureau data found that since the start of the ... Read More
Black Workers, Already Lagging, Face Big Economic Risks June 8, 2020 The New York Times. June 2020. The New York Times released new data charts examining racial disparities in employment, income, ... Read More
The black-white economic divide is as wide as it was in 1968 June 8, 2020 The Washington Post. June 2020. The Washington Post released new data charts that highlight how little the racial wealth gap ha... Read More
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Worsening Racial Inequality June 8, 2020 Center for American Progress. June 2020. The Center for American Progress' analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data revealed that th... Read More
Lawmakers Must Invest in a Cash Stimulus for the People Who Drive Our Economy May 8, 2020 South Seattle Emerald. May 2020. Emily Vyhnanek, manager of the Working Families Tax Credit campaign, and Margaret Babayan, pol... Read More
Parents Are Struggling to Provide for Their Families during the Pandemic May 8, 2020 Urban Institute. May 2020. The Urban Institute released new data that highlights the racial disparities of the COVID-19’s impac... Read More
