Impact of Medicaid Cuts in H.R. 1 on Non-Expansion States 

Suzanne Wikle’s new brief outlines how states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid are still harmed by the Medicaid and Marketplace provisions in the reconciliation bill passed in July.

CLASP Welcomes New Child Care and Early Education Policy Fellowship Cohort 

The CLASP Child Care and Early Education Policy Fellowship for Parents is designed to center and elevate the lived experiences of parents in the national child care policy space and integrate this expertise with the work of our Child Care and Early Education team. We’re pleased to welcome our first cohort of parent fellows, Alecia Murray and Lily Ana Marquez! 

How the SCORE Act Could Harm College Athletes  

Christian Collins’s new blogs analyze how Congress, through both the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsement (SCORE) Act and reconciliation, could negatively impact student athletes by removing labor protections and eligibility for Pell grants, among other harms. As a result of our advocacy and that of others, the SCORE Act was pulled from the House floor. 

Op-ed on Criminalization of Homelessness Gains National Reach 

Last week, Jesse Fairbanks, Kaelin Rapport, and Isha Weerasinghe published an op-ed in The Progressive, “Encampments Criminalize the Homeless,” describing a proposal in Utah that could lead to adoption elsewhere. The piece was syndicated by Tribune News Service and, so far, has gotten republished in many other states, including Kentucky, Washington, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina (Raleigh, Charlotte, and Durham) and New York.  

In their new fact sheet, “Trump’s Racist Attacks Against TPS Will Rip Apart Families, Harm Local Economies, and Endanger Thousands,” Lulit Shewan and Emily Rodriguez examine how the Trump Administration’s plan to remove Temporary Protected Status from migrants will hurt families and communities.