BEYOND THE NUMBERS
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This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, federal taxes, health, family income support, food assistance, and the economy.
- On state budgets and taxes, Ed Lazere and Maya El Jawhari explained that states can center equity to strengthen their economic relief and recovery spending. Michael Mazerov and Emma Morris pointed out that Oklahoma’s tax cuts would drain revenue and stifle the state’s economic growth.
- On federal taxes, Chuck Marr and Samantha Jacoby maintained that the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 would further skew the benefits of tax-favored retirement accounts.
- On health, Laura Guerra-Cardus and Laura Harker stressed that Congress needs to act now to reduce coverage losses when the public health emergency ends.
- On family income support, Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey emphasized that states should use a new requirement in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to improve support for domestic violence survivors.
- On food assistance, Catlin Nchako updated our state-by-state fact sheets on who benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). We also updated our SNAP resources list.
- On the economy, we updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are currently available.
Chart of the Week — Households With Lower Incomes Far Less Likely to Have Retirement Accounts
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
Congressional inaction led to spike in child poverty
Philadelphia Tribune
April 26, 2022
Why Double Digit Rent Hikes Are Here to Stay
TIME
April 25, 2022
4 ways Americans will get hammered with benefit cuts once COVID-19 is no longer deemed an official public health emergency
Insider
April 25, 2022
Tax cuts’ drain on revenues would stifle Oklahoma’s economic growth
The Oklahoman
April 24, 2022
Piden que estados creen y amplíen créditos tributarios por hijos para reducir pobreza y ayudar a familias con lo básico
El Diario
April 23, 2022
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