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While federal policies remain essential for widespread reform, the power of community-led efforts demonstrates that change is possible—one city, state, and coalition at a time.
The Trump Administration has proposed a regulation that would take away food assistance from over 750,000 people, including college students with low incomes.
For more than two years, the Trump Administration has tried to use regulations and waivers as a backdoor strategy to reduce access to basic needs programs that help families thrive. As threats mount, the notice-and-comment process is gaining traction as an important part of public…
CLASP staff and a representative from the Mississippi Community College Board met with U.S. Department of Education (ED) staff to discuss opportunities for ED to increase its engagement with the field about ATB.
The discussion of our maternal mortality crisis is often focused on physical causes of death. But mental health is important, too. The Preventing Maternal Deaths Act is a good step toward learning more about, and preventing, maternal deaths.
DACA beneficiaries and TPS holders are caught in a state of uncertainty about their futures. Every day Congress and the Administration fail to act, they further endanger the economic security and wellbeing of immigrant families.
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