We at the Center stand with the countless organizations, activists, community groups, religious and civic leaders, and others in calling for justice for George Floyd — and for fundamental, systemic reforms to foster racial equity and end racial injustice. Read more
What Is Fiscal Stimulus? Strong, well-targeted fiscal stimulus allows people and businesses to keep purchasing goods and services. This bolsters aggregate demand, lessening the recession’s ... Read more
South Dakota’s Governor Kristi Noem says her state doesn’t need more federal fiscal relief; it just needs the Treasury Department to let it ... Read more
Any subsequent round of payments should extend rebates to people with modest incomes who were previously left out — an estimated 15 million people in immigrant families and 15 million older children and adult tax dependents. Read more
The severe and unprecedented size of the health, human, and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 should determine the size of the legislative response. Read more
Roughly 1 million children may miss out this year on the $500 stimulus payment their parents or guardians are supposed to receive if the parents ... Read more
While providing needed support to small businesses and hospitals, the new COVID-19 package announced today falls short even as an interim measure, failing to deliver crucial state and local fiscal relief and food assistance. Read more
New benefits will help millions of workers, but there are large coverage gaps that leave out many who are at heightened risk of exposure to the virus. Read more
The last recession left key lessons for policymakers, who should now use a wide array of available policy tools to keep this and future downturns as short and shallow as possible. Read more
