In 2024, a record 21.4 million people received their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces. Enrollment gains among Black, Latino, and people with low incomes drove the increased enrollment. Sustaining the policy choices that led to record enrollment and adding in long…
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s 2017-2019 budget calls for University of Wisconsin campuses to compete for $42.5 million in new funding based on performance measures. This adds Wisconsin to a growing list of states that are embarking on a postsecondary performance-based funding system.
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet some incredible young heroes in my work as an advocate for immigrant kids and families. One of these heroes, Zury, just turned 6. But rather than focusing on her birthday, Zury and her siblings Roberto (10)…
The Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act rides into Congress on an impressive wave of federal, state, local, and corporate momentum. The bill, which would create a national social insurance program enabling workers to take up to 12 weeks of partially paid leave to welcome a new…
In January 2017, the Senate voted on Senator Jeff Sessions' nomination for attorney general. This followed a confirmation hearing focused on his 40-year record eroding civil rights.
The need for postsecondary education is a hot topic in mainstream policy discussions. As the world becomes more globalized and our economy becomes increasingly knowledge based, the need for training beyond a high school diploma is increasingly important. States recognize this, and have placed a…
In this op-ed, Liz Ben-Ishai explains why Andrew Puzder, Trump's Labor Dept. pick, is harmful to workers. This op-ed also ran in multiple media outlets across California.
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).
