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June 18, 2025 | Report/Brief | Parker Gilkesson Davis

Land, Labor, Liberation: A Juneteenth Reflection on Racism in American Agriculture

By Parker Gilkesson Davis| In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, this brief looks at the history of agricultural injustice experienced by Black and immigrant farm workers and offers bold policy ideas that center the dignity, equity, and value of all historically marginalized communities.  >> Read…

May 8, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Isha Weerasinghe

On the Chopping Block: How Medicaid Cuts Will Impact Mental Health

By Isha Weerasinghe and Jace Peterkin Medicaid is the nation’s single largest payer for mental health services and provides coverage for nearly 40 percent of all children in the United States. Medicaid also pays every 1 in 4 dollars for vital mental health and substance use disorder treatment. If…

April 23, 2025 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

Medicaid Financing: Dangers of Block Grants and Per Capita Caps Summary and Full Report

Any discussion about strengthening Medicaid should build on this current successful foundation rather than threatening states' financial stability—and patients' health and well-being—with drastic changes to the program's financing and structure.

April 2, 2025 | Report/Brief | Priya Pandey

A Guide to Creating “Safe Space” Policies for Early Childhood Programs

This guide explains how early childhood providers can create "safe space" policies to protect immigrant families in their programs.

March 31, 2025 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

TANF 101: Block Grant

This brief, part of the TANF 101 series, explains the fixed block grant awarded to states under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

March 24, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Suzanne Wikle

It’s a Cut to Medicaid No Matter What You Call It

Republicans in Congress have proposed enormous cuts to Medicaid, which provides insurance to more than 70 million people—or 1 in 5 Americans. One way they plan to cut Medicaid is by increasing red tape and limiting eligibility.

February 28, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Ashley Burnside

The 2025 Tax Package: A Chance to Make the Tax Code Fair by Expanding Credits and Increasing Revenue

By Ashley Burnside and Jesse Fairbanks, In 2025, several provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 are scheduled to expire. This provides an opportunity for lawmakers to reform our tax code so that it serves families with low incomes instead of…

February 5, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Suzanne Wikle

Our Nation’s Health Depends on Medicaid

Cutting Medicaid and taking away people’s health care will harm millions of Americans, worsen our maternal health crisis, increase child poverty, and further jeopardize rural hospitals and other providers.

January 31, 2025 | Fact Sheet | Ashley Burnside

The Earned Income Tax Credit Should be Expanded for Workers Without Children

New fact sheet urges expanding the EITC for workers without children. It fights poverty but remains too small and excludes too many.

November 10, 2024 | Testimony/Comments | Juliana Zhou

CLASP Comments on Louisiana’s Waiver Request for Medicaid Services Prior to Release from Incarceration

CLASP's public comment in support of Louisiana's Section 1115 request to offer Medicaid-covered services to individuals 90-days prior to their release from incarceration from a public institution.

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