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2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the United States, and this February brings the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, which founded Black History Month, calls us to celebrate Black history across the African Diaspora and how that history is tied to Black…

CLASP’s new timeline, “The First Year of Trump’s Second Term: Harms to Children, Families, and Workers,” provides a clear illustration of just some of the ways that President Trump and his administration have targeted and harmed families, children, immigrants, communities of color, women, and people…

Medicaid programs in the 10 non-expansion states will be harmed significantly by the H.R. 1. Eligibility and financing changes will force non-expansion states to make difficult decisions and likely lead to reduced services, lower provider reimbursement rates, and hospital closures.

Join us to look back on the last year of work from CLASP and how we've worked to make policy better for people with low incomes.

In 2021 and 2022, President Biden signed three critical bills into law—the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors and Science Act (CHIPS and Science Act). They provide nearly $2 trillion in federal…

This brief outlines key changes to current law in the House WIOA bill for youth workforce programs that was passed on May 17, 2022.

We are delighted to share this summary of CLASP's impact on behalf of families with low incomes and communities of color at a time of extraordinary need and opportunity.

A robust, equitable, inclusive economic recovery must include investment in good jobs for all, the care economy, income supports, and mental health; a pathway to citizenship for immigrant workers;  and it must center those who have been historically disinvested in.

This brief argues for a large-scale public employment program to react against a structurally racist and exclusionary labor market. It then lays out five principles of an equitable subsidized jobs program.

In this brief, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) spells out why federal fiscal relief is imperative for states to avoid harsh spending cuts that will have severe consequences on communities of color and the economic recovery.