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We are releasing ICYMI a day early this week, as the Center will be closed Friday to recognize the Juneteenth holiday. This week we focused on health, food assistance, state budgets and taxes, family income support, poverty and inequality, housing, and the economy.
- On health, Tara Straw explained how HealthCare.gov enrollment is climbing with Biden Administration actions. Inna Rubin, Jesse Cross-Call, and Gideon Lukens answered your most frequently asked questions about Medicaid expansion.
- On food assistance, we released a toolkit of resources on WIC certification practices.
- On state budgets and taxes, Elizabeth McNichol analyzed state taxes on capital gains, and McNichol and Samantha Waxman analyzed state taxes on inherited wealth.
- On family income support, Ali Safawi noted that Maine has joined a growing list of states repealing sanctions that take away the entire family’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families cash assistance if the parent doesn’t meet work or other requirements.
- On poverty and inequality, we updated our tracker on the COVID-19 recession’s effects on food, housing, and employment hardships.
- On housing, we updated our backgrounder on public housing.
- On the economy, we updated our backgrounder on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available.
Chart of the Week — Medicaid Expansion Boosts Coverage for Low-Income Essential Workers
A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights:
8 States to End Enhanced Jobless Benefits
U.S. News & World Report
June 17, 2021
What happens now that emergency orders are lifting
Axios
June 17, 2021
Democrats face new pressure to raise taxes
The Hill
June 15, 2021
Biden Admin Urged to 'Prevent a Historic Wave of Evictions' by Extending CDC Moratorium, Speeding Up Aid
Common Dreams
June 15, 2021
Americans face a caregiver crisis as Biden's campaign pledge to help people with disabilities runs into hurdles
Business Insider
June 14, 2021
Low-income Americans can now register for expanded child tax credit
CNN
June 14, 2021
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