SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 20: San Francisco Chronicle journeyman pressman Ray Lussier pulls two freshly printed copies of the Chronicle at one of the Chronicle's printing facilities September 20, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Newspaper sales in the U.S. continue to slide as people turn to the internet and television for their news. The Chronicle saw its circulation plunge more than 15 percent in 2006 to 398,000 during the week which has hurt newspaper vendor Rick Gaub's business. Unable to sell as many papers as he used to, Gaub is looking for a new way to earn money after selling papers for 42 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Political misinformation threatens to drown out truth and erode public trust. This is particularly dangerous for immigrant communities in the United States, who are already vulnerable to being politicized through the spread of misinformation.
CLASP and ZERO TO THREE have announced "Building Strong Foundations," a project promoting federal and state policy actions that comprehensively address the wellbeing on infants and toddlers and their families.
On September 27, 2017, President Trump and Congressional Republican leaders released an outline for their tax proposals, which would provide large tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations while providing little benefit to low- and middle-income Americans.
Now that a last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act and gut Medicaid has failed, it's time for Congress to focus on bipartisan solutions, including reauthorizing the Children's Health Insurance Program.
On September 5, the Trump Administration announced it would be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The president’s decision followed months of mixed messages. His public statements vaillated, even as he ramped up enforcement actions that terrorized the immigrant community. So what happens…
With just two weeks left before the end of the federal fiscal year, Senate Republicans are once again trying to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), leaving millions without coverage.
On September 14, 2017, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Representative Jared Polis (D-CO), and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would guarantee affordable, high-quality child care to millions of working families.
SNAP is a lifeline for millions of individuals and families in America. The Census Bureau's 2016 data proves that SNAP effectively lifts people out of poverty.
Through CLASP's Work Support Strategies initiative, six state took on the challenge of streamling their public benefit programs to better serve low-income people.