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With the end of pandemic-era protections for people insured by Medicaid, we’re learning more about states’ outcomes for Medicaid renewals.

A history of underinvestment in child care results in low wages and lack of other support for providers which can make copayments complex and unaffordable for families. We need increased and sustained public investment. 

Elizabeth Lower-Basch described the 2022 poverty data figures released this week as “not surprising, but deeply disappointing.”

A CLASP blog post on the effects of childhood poverty was referenced in this article.

Today’s U.S. Census Bureau report shows—once again—that poverty in the United States is a policy choice.

Alycia Hardy, Alyssa Fortner, and Tiffany Ferrette presented to the NC Coalition for Inclusion, Not Expulsions on their brief “Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care” and state and federal recommendations to address harsh disciplinary practices.

A CLASP/National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice fact sheet on abortion bans in immigrant communities was referenced in this article.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a crushing recession that threw millions of workers into joblessness. Unemployment rose higher in three months of COVID-19 than it did in two years of the Great Recession. However, driven by historic public investments, the economy has rebounded faster and…

Indivar Dutta-Gupta and Elizabeth Lower-Basch were quoted and cited on the recent release of the 2022 poverty data.

On September 12, the Census Bureau will release poverty, income, and health insurance data for 2022. Read more for three trends we anticipate.