CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 30: KK Arnold #2 of the UConn Huskies reaches for the ball against Mackenzie Givens #12 of the Xavier Musketeers during the second half of the NCAA women's basketball game between the Xavier Musketeers and the UCONN Huskies at Cintas Center on November 30, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
The flawed logic behind the Pell Grant reconciliation provision—that athletes are now able to earn enough money through NIL deals and revenue sharing payments to not need Pell Grants—is the exact same flawed logic behind the SCORE Act provisions that clamp down on total compensation…
Workers at CKE Restaurants say they’ve endured these and other violations under CEO Andrew Puzder, the current nominee for secretary of labor. Two recent events on Capitol Hill made strong cases for why Puzder is the wrong choice to lead the department that protects workers’…
On the first day after the 115th Congress was sworn in, Republican leaders fired their opening salvo in a plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The Washington, DC Council has approved a new paid family and medical leave bill with a wage replacement that is the most responsive of any in the country to the needs of low-income workers.
The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture recently released a report summarizing findings from a two-year series of hearings on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of people with health insurance has reached an all-time high. Twenty million more people are now insured than prior to the ACA. Despite this success, we’ve heard the “repeal and replace” mantra since the ACA was passed…
As the public debates key work supports like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Work Support Strategies’ (WSS) final evaluation report provides crucial evidence about what works and what doesn’t to support low-income people.
Family homelessness is primarily driven by the high cost of housing. Research shows that providing families with priority access to long-term housing subsidies is extremely effective at reducing rates of homelessness.