Plus: Hybrid Learning, Political Back Scratching, and America’s Reckless Spending
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Senate HELP Hearing on Child Care 🍼: Independent Women's Forum President Carrie Lukas was a minority witness on today's hearing before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee on access to child care. Lukas has been vocal in cautioning policy makers against trying to push one-size-fits-all government-approved childcare centers, arguing that it would do more harm than good. From Lukas' testimony:
* Many parents face significant challenges related to accessing and affording child care, but many are also satisfied with their existing arrangements. In fact, a 2021 Bipartisan Public Policy Center survey found that two-thirds (66%) of families with a single parent or two working parents say they were using their ideal childcare arrangement in January 2020. That’s important because policymakers should seek to help those who need it, but also not disrupt arrangements that are working for parents.
* Critically, surveys also suggest that most parents do not prefer formal daycare settings. A 2022 report by the Bipartisan Policy Center and Morning Consult found that nearly six in 10 parents preferred informal child care over formal child care centers, even if formal care was free and in a convenient location. Most parents and Americans simply think that having family or family-like care is best for children.
This should caution against imposing one-size-fits-all government proposals like the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would heavily incentivize the use of institutional daycare — parents’ least preferred option. Read More ([link removed]) .
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** Claudia Rosett: 1955-2023 ([link removed])
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Our beloved colleague Claudia Rosett died Saturday night, at her home in upstate New York. Conversation and friendship are the most civilized of human endeavors, and Claudia was brilliant at both. She was a penetrating analyst of world affairs, and as a journalist she broke world-class stories. Jimmy Lai called her the single best journalist reporting the truth about what was going on in Hong Kong. The sorrow here at IWF—and other places touched by Claudia in her distinguished career—is almost palpable. Claudia was much admired and will be very much missed.
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“Part of proving that one can govern is to lead and get things done for the American people. House Republicans have been leading in these debt-ceiling negotiations. Let’s see what they can get over the finish line.”
–Patrice Onwuka, Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity
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** Spotlight: Why One Former Title IX Litigator Is Sounding the Alarm Against Biden’s Proposed Amendments ([link removed]) ([link removed]) Read ([link removed])
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** Reclassifying Rhode Island’s Independent Workforce Could Cost the State Millions ([link removed])
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Workers across America — including Rhode Islanders — should be empowered to choose their work arrangements. But Rhode Island Senate Bill 430 takes a page from California’s controversial Assembly Bill 5 law that displaced countless freelancers from the workforce. If adopted, a sizable chunk of Rhode Island’s small business workforce would see their independent status jeopardized by the onerous ABC test used to determine employment status. Read More ([link removed]) .
MEDIA SPOTLIGHT
Fox News at Night | Some Target Stores Relocating Pride Displays Watch ([link removed])
America Reports | Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Parents Watch ([link removed])
The Randy Tobler Show | Memorial Day: Rekindling Unity In A Time Of Declining Patriotism Listen ([link removed]) (Begins at 19:57)
USA TODAY | Reckless Spending And Inflation Are Forcing Many Americans To ‘Unretire’ Read ([link removed])
Washington Examiner | Memorial Day: Rekindling Unity In A Time Of Declining Patriotism Read ([link removed])
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** K-12 Hybrid Learning is the New Parent Preference ([link removed])
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More parents want a weekly hybrid K-12 school model for their children. According to an EdChoice poll, if given the option, 59% of parents would prefer their children’s schooling occur one or more days each week at home with a parent or tutor. Of the 59% of parents, 11% prefer that all learning occurs at home. That leaves the rest, 48%, preferring a hybrid approach to learning for their children, combining on-campus and at-home learning days each week — ranging from one day a week at home to four days a week at home. The most desirable arrangement was two days a week at home, as indicated by 16% of parents, followed by three days a week at home, as indicated by 14%. Read More ([link removed]) .
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** Kappa Sisters Speak out with Megyn Kelly and Laura Ingraham ([link removed])
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Kappa Kappa Gamma girls at the University of Wyoming have filed a lawsuit after their chapter was pressured to admit a biological male who identifies as a woman into their all-female membership. In this case, the plaintiffs are being represented by Attorney Cassie Craven, a member of Independent Women’s Network. The courageous women involved in the lawsuit made their first public appearance on the Megyn Kelly Show, followed by exclusive TV appearance on Fox News Channel's 'The Ingraham Angle.'
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** The Administrative State ([link removed])
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Which of the following is NOT true about the administrative state?
A. In our system of representative government, Congress alone makes the law, the president enforces or executes the law, and the Supreme Court interprets the law.
B. Administrative agencies do 12 times as much law-making as Congress.
C. The Chevron doctrine requires the judiciary to defer to an agency’s interpretation of federal law even when that interpretation is not the best one.
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** Just In: One European Country Shows What Might Happen In America If Reckless Spending Continues Read ([link removed])
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** Evaluating the Prospects of a Nationwide TikTok Ban ([link removed])
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Montana prohibited Google and Apple from listing TikTok in their app stores, effectively banning the popular video-sharing platform within the state. The legislation, entitled SB 419, specifies that TikTok “may not operate within the territorial jurisdiction of Montana.” It is the first state ban of its kind, though likely not the last.
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** Have Detransitioners Been Disproportionately Cited by Conservative Media and Lawmakers? ([link removed])
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The New York Times ran a recent article complaining that detransitioners — individuals who identified as transgender before reverting to their sex observed at birth — have been disproportionately cited by conservative media and lawmakers. Is that true?
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