BEYOND THE NUMBERS
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Recently at CBPP, we focused on housing, food assistance, health, and the economy.
- On housing, Peggy Bailey issued a joint statement with the National Alliance to End Homelessness and National Low Income Housing Coalition ...
New Federal Rules Will Improve Medicaid, CHIP Access Across the Country
Enrollees in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) will benefit from two rules finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday. The rules — one focused on access to Medicaid...
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CBPP
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This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, food assistance, and housing.
- On state budgets and taxes, Whitney Tucker explained that states can use the Black Women Best framework to reform their...
"Tough-on-Crime" Bills in Louisiana and Kentucky Are Harmful, Costly Steps in the Wrong Direction; State Lawmakers Should Prioritize Policies That Will Actually Improve Public Safety
Lawmakers in both Kentucky and Louisiana have adopted antiquated "tough-on-crime" bills that will put more people behind bars and keep them there longer. These bills take an ineffective approach to crime that not only harms...
States Should Center Black Women in Tax Reform
States and localities can realize more equitable, thriving economies by using their revenue policies to address the marginalization and exploitation of Black women. As I explain in a new paper, policymakers should chart a...
Solutions to Homelessness Within Reach Regardless of Supreme Court Ruling in Upcoming Case
Homelessness has risen to historic levels, and the Supreme Court is about to weigh in on whether communities can fine or jail people for sleeping outside when they have nowhere safe to go. But...
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CBPP
In Case You Missed It . . .
This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, health, state budgets and taxes, Social Security, housing, and income security.
- On federal taxes, Chuck Marr highlighted seven charts on the 2017 Trump tax law, explaining...
States Should Protect Guaranteed Income Initiatives and Other Unrestricted Cash Programs
States should listen to the research and to people with the lived expertise of making a limited income work for their families: both say guaranteed income programs that provide cash to households with low incomes...
SSA Budget Will Worsen Customer Service Crisis, But Investment in 2025 Could Fund Turnaround
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is experiencing a customer service crisis, with long hold times on the phone and record-long waits for disability determinations, fueled by over a decade of austere funding. Yet the...
Making Rental Assistance Work Better for People Struggling to Afford Housing
Housing Choice Vouchers are highly effective at helping people with low incomes afford housing, but they could do better in important ways. Lawmakers should prioritize enacting legislation to make the voucher program more efficient and...