This week: FY24 child care increase
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RECENTLY FROM CLASP
April 4, 2024
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CCDBG FY2024 State-by-State Appropriations Distribution Estimates and Increases
On March 23, 2024, President Joe Biden signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 [[link removed]] into law. The act’s allocations for fiscal year 2024 included a significant increase of $725 million in discretionary funds for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). In a new fact sheet, we provide estimates of what the increased CCDBG appropriation will mean for each of the 50 states and DC.
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Temp and Franchise Workers Need the Joint Employer Rule’s Protections
Last week, a federal judge in Texas struck down [[link removed]] the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule. This rule is crucial to protecting workers’ rights, ensuring fair labor practices, and increasing corporate accountability. CLASP weighed in with a blog.
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Forced ≠ Treatment: Carceral Strategies in Mental Health
Policymakers have championed policies that aim to divert people experiencing mental health challenges away from prisons and jails and into mental health treatment. However, some of these policies, particularly those involving forced treatment, rely on carceral tactics and replicate incarceration. This brief analyzes state and local policies that adopt carceral approaches to mental health treatment.
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Census Bureau Appoints CLASP’s Cara Brumfield to New 2030 Census Advisory Committee
Cara Brumfield, the director of CLASP’s public benefits justice team, was one of 23 experts appointed to the U.S. Census Bureau’s new 2030 Census Advisory Committee. This group will help the Census Bureau with strategies to increase awareness of and participation in the 2023 Census.
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Many states across the country are embracing multi-year continuous coverage for young children insured by Medicaid. However, less attention has been paid to the positive impact this policy has on coverage for kids of color in particular, and how the policy reduces administrative burden for people experiencing poverty.
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CLASP in the News
MARCH 28, 2024 | THE BALTIMORE BANNER
Bill proposal could unravel Maryland’s benefits theft reimbursement program [[link removed]]
MARCH 28, 2024 | OTHER WORDS
It’s Time to Stop Playing Politics With Immigrants’ Lives [[link removed]]
Recent Events
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April 4: India Heckstall spoke at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s Just Economy conference about CLASP’s Good Jobs Collaborative work.
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March 27: Elizabeth Lower-Basch spoke at a discussion hosted by Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) about the USDA Equity Commission for the Adams Hunger Initiative.
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March 22: Tiffany Ferrette presented and answered questions on the 2024 Child Care and Development Fund final rule in a meeting held by Smart Start and the North Carolina Partnership for Children.
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