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DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
Is the 2020 Toolkit for Helping Homeowners in Crisis Better Than What We Had in 2008? The economic downturn resulting from COVID-19 will be the first time our current loss mitigation toolkit is tested in real time.How Should Prisons and Jails Prepare for COVID-19? Prison and jail leadership must strike a balance between maintaining order and safety while providing the best possible care to and upholding the basic human rights of incarcerated people.The COVID-19 Relief Bill Improves Access to Unemployment Insurance, but Further Steps Could Fill Remaining Gaps The COVID-19 recession unemployment crisis will be one of the worst on record, and it will come faster than other economic downturns.Medicaid and CHIP Flexibility Can Help Safeguard Americans during the COVID-19 Crisis Taking advantage of the flexibility permitted by program statutes will help people obtain, retain, and make optimal use of critical health coverage.Medicaid and CHIP Flexibility Can Help Safeguard Americans during the COVID-19 Crisis Taking advantage of the flexibility permitted by program statutes will help people obtain, retain, and make optimal use of critical health coverage.Immediate Federal Action Is Needed to Keep People Housed in the Face of the Pandemic Tools are in place that can work if Congress acts fast and with clarity.