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.
Each day Title 42 remains in place brings us further away from realizing a vision for a just and humane immigration system. Now is the time to speak up against Title 42.
For years, there has been a consistent outcry for gun control and other measures to keep the people of this nation safe. However, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act does not do that.
While the passage of the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 is a strong step forward by temporarily eliminating resource inequities, policymakers should reassess how to target these funds to meet the nutritional needs of children in early education settings.
New expansions for the Earned Income Tax Credit did not include most college students. CLASP recently spoke with young people who made clear it’s time for state and federal policymakers to lift these barriers to their success.
The 2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report revealed an ongoing challenge for the energy sector: it continues to have difficulty hiring workers and lacks both gender and racial diversity.
For far too long, the lack of funding for the child care sector has led to significant tradeoffs resulting in inequitable policies and limited access for families who need it the most.
The U.S. Supreme Court decided last month to delay hearing a case regarding the reinstatement of immigration enforcement priorities released last year by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
President Biden's “Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing, and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety" contains several ideas that would exacerbate the criminal legal system’s harmful consequences for Black and brown communities.
