July 22, 2021

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COVID-19 RESOURCES Unemployment Insurance and Reemployment & Recovery Resources: NASWA's COVID-19 Response Site naswa.org NASWA REPORTS Evidence Building Capacity in State Workforce Agencies - COVID-19 Pulse Survey naswa.org 2021 State of the Workforce Report: Responding to the Pandemic naswa.org STATE AND TERRITORY NEWS CO: Web accessibility for disabled people mandated by new Colorado law statescoop.com DC: Washington D.C. Expands Program to Increase Opportunities for Students in Finance insurancejournal.com NM: New Mexico ‘Boot Camp’ Curriculum Addresses IT Skill Gaps govtech.com NV: “You never know”: Work and precarity in Las Vegas before and during COVID-19 brookings.edu NY: New York to Overhaul Part-Time Unemployment Insurance Program bloomberglaw.com TX: Texas Legacy Systems to See $900M in Modernization Funds govtech.com

NATIONAL NEWS

Officially, the pandemic recession lasted only two months. nytimes.com

Half of U.S. States Ended Federal Covid-Related Jobless Benefits Early. Here Is How They Compare With the Other Half. wsj.com

The biggest job wage boom post-pandemic is blue collar, but will it last for workers? cnbc.com

The COVID Small Business Boom npr.org

Low-Wage Workers Now Have Options, Which Could Mean a Raise nytimes.com

Families Are Receiving A Child Tax Credit. Janet Yellen Says It Should Be Permanent npr.org

Workers’ Financial Stress Is Rising. Can Corporate Programs Help? nytimes.com

Rents Are Out Of Reach For Most Americans Earning Minimum Wage, A Study Says npr.org

REPORTS

Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Funding Bill appropriations.house.gov

Building an effective COVID-19 response: Expanding access to jobs and the social safety net povertyactionlab.org

Minding the Wealth Gap: Putting Policy in Place to Increase Black Wealth urban.org

Onboarding Remote Workers: A Hassle? Maybe. A Barrier? No. atlantafed.org

Broadband Taskforce: High-Speed Internet is Essential for All Counties naco.org

SNAP E&T Program Toolkit fns.usda.gov

Out of Reach 2021: The High Cost of Housing nlihc.org

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WEBINARS, RESOURCES, AND EVENTS

Federal Register Notice: Request for Information To Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies federalregister.gov

Virtual Event: Addressing the Long-Term Unemployment Crisis publicprivatestrategies.com

Virtual Event: Addressing Racial Wealth Inequality irpwisc.com

Conference: Economic Mobility & Well-Being Conference aphsa.org

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