This year, the IRS is under threat, and the agency will have less bandwidth and fewer resources to process tax returns and provide support to the taxpayers who need it. Lawmakers should invest in the IRS, not deplete it.
The U.S. Department of Education released the much-anticipated College Scorecard, a data tool that allows prospective students and others to view and compare information about colleges and universities.
On August 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a new opportunity for states to use existing data to determine Medicaid eligibility by allowing states to use income data from SNAP.
CLASP is excited to announce Advancing Strategies to Align Programs (ASAP), a new advocacy initiative to help state advocates working to increase enrollment in work support programs through program alignment and information sharing.
Liz Ben-Ishai published this article in Washington Monthly to describe the findings of a new report from CLASP and NELP examining the use of unemployment insurance by workers affected by volatile schedules.
With SNAP, families may experience a benefits cliff when their total income exceeds the “gross income limit.” The state of Illinois has taken an important step toward addressing this issue.
A new study from Measure of America, “Zeroing In on Place and Race: Youth Disconnection in America’s Cities,” confirms that youth disconnection is a nationwide problem requiring federal, state, and local action
As part of WIOA implementation, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL), together with three other federal agencies, released a formal Information Collection Request that contains proposed required elements of states plans.
