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This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, food assistance, health, and the economy.
- On state budgets and taxes, Michael Mazerov pointed out that states can fight corporate tax avoidance by requiring worldwide combined reporting. Samantha Waxman, Joanna LeFebvre, and Sonali Master emphasized that states should continue enacting and expanding child tax credits and earned income tax credits.
- On food assistance, Katie Bergh pointed out that the 2024 appropriations agreement fully funds the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and rejects harmful food package proposals, creating opportunities to reach more eligible low-income families.
- On health, we updated our resource tracking states’ unwinding from Medicaid continuous coverage. Jennifer Sullivan, Allison Orris, and Gideon Lukens also updated their paper on how Affordable Care Act coverage expansions have helped millions and provide the basis for further progress.
- On the economy, we posted a final update to our chart book on the recovery from the pandemic recession. We also updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available per state.
Chart of the Week – States Should Continue Enacting and Expanding Child Tax Credits and Earned Income Tax Credits
States Should Continue Enacting and Expanding Child Tax Credits and Earned Income Tax Credits
States with a state Earned Income Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of our highlights:
Mississippi is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid. What are the barriers?
PBS News Hour
March 28, 2024
A safety net’s poverty trap
Vox
March 27, 2024
Tighter regulations are reducing the risk of lead exposure in public housing
The 19th
March 26, 2024
Maryland Lawmakers Eye Global Combined Reporting for Taxes
Bloomberg Tax
March 26, 2024
New York Lawmakers Consider Tax Reforms to Aid ITIN-Filers
City Limits
March 25, 2024
How Patty Murray helped craft a compromise to fund the government despite chaos in Congress: ‘Nobody thought we could get this done’
The Spokesman-Review
March 23, 2024
Trump Would Break the Budget
The Atlantic
March 22, 2024
States rethink ambitious projects as tax revenues shrink and pandemic aid ends
Stateline
March 21, 2024
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