COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, November 11, 2022
CHN Staff,
November 11, 2022
The Medicaid and health edition. Health care was on the ballot in several states this past Tuesday. In South Dakota, 42,500 additional people will eventually be eligible for Medicaid benefits after voters approved Medicaid expansion. In Oregon, voters approved an historic measure that amends the state’s constitution to mandate that all residents have access to “cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care.” And in Arizona, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 209, which reduces the amount of interest creditors can charge for health debt from 10 percent to 3 percent. Meanwhile, on the federal level, there are urgent health care issues that Congress must address when members return later this month.
In time of inflation, support still growing for bringing back expanded Child Tax Credit
David Elliot,
November 4, 2022
Last week, Voices for Human Needs reported on renewed efforts throughout the U.S. to urge Congress to once again expand the Child Tax Credit. As families struggle with rising prices -- everything from the food they buy to rising rents to increased energy costs -- action is needed more than ever. This week, the calls for CTC expansion continued, with new stories in six states.
Unspoken promises and the threat to the American Dream
Emily Rodriguez,
November 3, 2022
As the child of immigrant parents, there are certain unspoken promises you make to them. You promise to do well in school, stay out of trouble, go to college, and get a good job. You promise to fight through the systemic barriers and racism to achieve the American Dream they so longed for. You promise to make their sacrifices worth it.
411 groups tell Congress: Enact House-proposed spending levels in FY 2023 Appropriations
CHN Staff,
November 1, 2022
More than 411 local, state, and national groups signed a letter delivered today to every House and Senate office calling on Congress to agree to House-proposed spending levels for domestic and international (non-defense) discretionary programs in an omnibus funding bill needed by December 16. A copy of the letter, along with the 411 signers, is available here.
Wishes for Paul Pelosi’s quick recovery
Deborah Weinstein,
October 28, 2022
The news of the attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, fills us with dismay. We wish him a speedy and complete recovery, and want Speaker Pelosi to know we are holding her and her family in our thoughts and prayers.
