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Pandemic relief package includes spending aimed at reducing food insecurity

by Samantha Fields
Mar 15, 2021
Some measures directly target food insecurity, like the extension of a SNAP benefit increase. Others are more indirect.
One in eight people in the United States may experience food insecurity this year, according to a projection from hunger relief organization Feeding America.
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COVID relief package includes about $40 billion in child care funding

by Samantha Fields
Mar 10, 2021
The bill includes money to help cover providers' operating expenses, as the sector tries to recover from pandemic losses.
Nearly $15 billion would help fund child care for low-income families, and about $24 billion would go to child care providers to help cover operating expenses.
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High-income taxpayers help some states stay above water

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 1, 2021
Overall, state revenue is down 1.9%, but 22 states have higher revenue than a year earlier. Tech and Wall Street have helped.
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