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…
The latest COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress will allow college students with low incomes to more easily access SNAP benefits – temporarily removing strict work and eligibility requirements for students.
Congressional leaders have finally moved forward a COVID relief package. The package includes $10 billion in Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds dedicated to relief for the child care sector.
Colorado recently won paid family and medical leave through a historic ballot initiative. The passing of Proposition 118 was possible thanks to the work of grassroots organizers and advocates who were willing to build on lessons learned from the nine states and D.C. that already…
“We live in a country that is more concerned about making up for lost profits instead of the rising death toll—massive unemployment rates and the ones that had hardships before the pandemic occurred—but continue.” —Christian “C-STEEZ” Sutton