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ARRA Keeping More Than 840,000 Californians Out of Poverty
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has kept 844,000 Californians out of poverty during 2009, according to a new report from our colleagues at the Center on Budget and Policy...
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President and Congress Act Again to Help Unemployed Workers
While unemployment hovers above 12 percent in California, President Obama signed into law a bill to offer much-needed relief to working families by extending unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and...
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Happy Birthday ARRA!
One year ago today, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) into law. The ARRA provided a lifeline to families in California who were struggling through what...
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ARRA – Keeping a Good Thing Going
Yesterday, we released a new report on the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in California. The report shows that while the ARRA has buffered the impact of the...
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On the Docket: Governor’s Budget Proposals and ARRA Spending
As promised, we’re combing the Senate and Assembly daily files for hearings that may be of interest to our blog audience. Here are a few within the next week at the State Capitol in Sacramento worth...
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Say a Little Prayer
The Legislature’s Budget Conference Committee is scheduled to consider health issues on Thursday. However, uncertainty in Washington threatens $1.9 billion in funds assumed in the Governor’s, Senate’s,...
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California Deficit Looms Larger
Update 2:55 p.m.: Moments ago, the Senate failed to achieve the requisite 60 votes needed to take up this bill. California’s $17.9 billion deficit expanded by approximately $600 million this week and...
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The Economy Is Not Like the Weather
Weather metaphors for the economy abound. We face “economic headwinds,” we “weather the economic storm,” and we hope for “sunny skies ahead.” Although visually compelling, comparing the economy to the...
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Recovery Act Helped Prevent a Rise in Poverty
Here’s more good news about the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) during the longest and deepest recession in the post-World War II era: Several provisions of the...
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CalFresh Food Assistance: Another ARRA Success Story
Here’s another piece of good news about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): The ARRA reduced the number of low-income US households who reported hunger or the threat of hunger in...
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Looming Cut to CalFresh Will Slash Households’ Food Budgets, Drain Millions...
This Friday, November 1, all Californians who receive food assistance through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, known in California as CalFresh) will see a significant drop...
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