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HNR: President Signs Legislation Placing Restrictions on the Credit Card Industry (5/29/09)
Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: During Older Americans Month, Let's Focus on Keeping the Elderly Out of Poverty (5/1/09)
HNR: Historic Vote for Economic Recovery;
President Signs American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2/18/09)
Billings Gazette: Guest Opinion: Giving Tax Dollars Back to Parents Will Cut Crime by Dennis Paxinos (2/10/09)
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First Focus: Turning Point: The Long Term Effects of Recession-Induced Child Poverty (May 2009)
Center for American Progress: Interactive Map: Unemployment Rising in Every State (3/11/09)
CLASP & NWLC: Making Use of Economic Recovery Funds: Child Care Policy Options for States (3/9/09)
Center for American Progress: No Good News for Workers: Employers Continue to Shed Jobs at a Reocrd Pace (4/3/09)
CEPR & Direct Care Alliance, Inc: Using Recovery Act Funds to Improve Direct Care Jobs and the Quality of Direct Care Services (March 2009)
Principles for State Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (March 2009)
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and Research
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)
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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