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The Economy

Latest News

HNR: The State of the Union: Jobs, Health Care, and the Deficit (1/29/10)
Statement by Deborah Weinstein, executive director of the Coalition on Human Needs, on President Obama's Address to Congress (1/28/10)
NYT: Living on Nothing but Food Stamps (1/2/10)
HNR: Pressure Intensifies on Washington to Create More Jobs (11/13/09)
HNR: President Signs Legislation Placing Restrictions on the Credit Card Industry (5/29/09)

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Policy Analyses and Research

EPI: Immigration and Wages: Methodological Advancements Confirm Modest Gains for Native Workers (2/4/10)
CAP: The States of Minorities in 2010: Minorities are Suffering Disproportionately in the Recession (1/15/10)
First Focus Campaign for Children: Families of the Recession: Unemployed Parents and their Children (January 2010)
CAP: The Recession Marches On: Continued Job Loss Highlights Need for Job Creation Measures(1/8/10)
CAP & IPC: Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (January 2010)
First Focus & Brookings: The Effects of the Recession on Child Poverty: Poverty Statistics for 2008 and Growth in Need During 2009 (December 2009)
CHN: If It's Jobless, It's Not a Recovery - Working Paper (12/18/09)

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Resources

Initial Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 from the Office of Management and Budget (2/18/09)

CCDBG: What's in the law? from CLASP (2009). Explains the flexibility states have to spend economic recovery funds within the CCDBG law.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Temporary Extra Medicaid Funding in the Economic Recovery Package from Families USA (2/24/09)

How Much Restored Child Support Funding Will Each State Receive Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? from CLASP (2/13/09)

Chart of Provisions that Promote Shared Recovery in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from CHN (2/17/09)

Comparison Table of House and Senate Economic Recovery Bills from CHN (2/3/09)

CHN: Economic Recovery Talking Points (2/2/09)

CHN: Towards Shared Recovery: Essential Steps to Reverse a Long and Deep Recession (updated 12/8/08) full report

Summary pieces on ways to boost the economy by topic area:

Families USA: Medicaid Calculator - calculate how much your state stands to lose in jobs, wages, and business activity if it cuts Medicaid to help balance the budget. (Updated April 2008)

 

 


Audio Briefings

Advocating for Jobs and Economic Recovery Legislation
January 6, 2009
Sponsored by USAction & CHN

The Economic Crisis:
How we Got into this Mess.
What We as a Nation and as Advocates Can Do About It.

October 30, 2008

(To view the webcast and scroll through the presentation slides simultaneously first click to view the webcast then click for the presentation slides. Minimize and adjust the window with the presentation slides so that you can see the webcast on the same screen.)

 

Towards Shared Recovery Webinar
April 25, 2008



 

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