In July, the Department of Labor introduced an extensive plan to reduce regulations affecting various labor protections, including important workplace safety regulations.
The stalemate created by the refusal of Congressional leadership and the Trump Administration to come to the table is unnecessarily threatening food assistance, access to Head Start, and other important programs families rely on and forcing millions of people to soon face increasing health care costs.
By Ela Jalil (EXCERPT) Christian Collins, a policy analyst for the Center for Law and Social Policy who focuses on post-secondary education, said that parking citations are just another financial barrier for students to overcome to get a degree. Collins also noted that punishments like…
Juan Carlos Gomez and Stephanie Schmit were panelists at the 2025 National Community Leadership Summit, titled “Unwavering Resistance: An Invitation to Beloved Community,” in Boston, MA. They spoke on the panel “Care and Immigration: What Advocates Need to Know about Centering and Supporting Immigrant Children,…
Wendy Cervantes participated in “Families Separated, Futures Stolen: Exposing the Harm of Trump’s Immigration Policy on Women and Children,” a roundtable hosted by the Democratic Women’s Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Rachel Wilensky presented virtually at a California Early Childhood Policy Council meeting, speaking about the impacts of the government shutdown on federal programs that support child care and early education, along with related programs that families with young children and early educators rely on.