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January 24, 2023 | Blog Post | Ashley Burnside

Congress and States Must Do More to Address EBT Skimming

Late last year, Congress included provisions in the year-end omnibus bill to address EBT skimming from SNAP recipients. This is a promising step, but we encourage federal and state lawmakers to do more.

January 23, 2023 | Blog Post | Juliana Zhou

What You Can Do to Help Kids Stay on Medicaid in 2023

State administrators, service providers, advocates, and parents/caregivers must take proactive steps to ensure that children are not improperly disenrolled from Medicaid when states begin to restart the re-enrollment process in the coming months. 

January 4, 2023 | Blog Post | Alyssa Fortner

FY2023 Omnibus Spending Package Includes Important Investments for Child Care and Early Education

While CLASP applauds the passage of the FY2023 omnibus spending package with increased investments in key child care and early education programs, it leaves out other crucial investments in programs that also support families with low incomes.

December 16, 2022 | Blog Post | Lorena Roque

Employers should be held accountable for worker surveillance, employee status

Misclassification of workers as independent contractors is costly to workers, the government, and responsible employers who correctly classify their workforce.

December 15, 2022 | Blog Post | Nat Baldino

As Coffee Shops Unionize, Workers Need Greater Federal Support

Coffee shop staff need Congress to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, legislation that would protect workers and fully fund the National Labor Relations Board so it can most effectively uphold U.S. labor laws.

December 6, 2022 | Blog Post | Dashel Lewis

Year-End Congressional Priorities to Advance Economic Equity, Opportunity 

Despite a new legislative agenda when the 118th Congress is sworn in, there’s still time for the current Congress to act on a range of issues important to economic equity and opportunity.

December 1, 2022 | Blog Post | Rachel Wilensky

ARPA Saved Child Care, But Recovery Requires Significant Federal Funding

Relief funding has been a critical lifeline for child care providers and families with young children. But providers need more support to recover and for transformative change.

November 30, 2022 | Blog Post | Sapna Mehta

Paid leave – not just a women’s issue

Paid leave isn’t only a women’s issue—just ask a rail worker. Congress must guarantee paid sick leave to all workers.

November 29, 2022 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

States Can Help Address the Child Care Crisis by Prioritizing Health Coverage

Federal and state lawmakers are seeking policy solutions to address the child care crisis that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Consistent health coverage plays an important role in helping to stabilize the child care workforce.

November 4, 2022 | Blog Post | Hannah Liu

Biden Administration Should Eliminate, Not Expand, Title 42 to Prevent Further Harm to Migrant Children

Each day Title 42 remains in place brings us further away from realizing a vision for a just and humane immigration system. Now is the time to speak up against Title 42.

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