Expanding Faith-Accommodating Federal Support for Child Care in the Post-Dobbs Era
           
         
A tribute to Ron Sider by Stanley Carlson-Thies
           
         
A House Bill Proposes a White House Office to Promote Government Partnerships with Nonprofits—As if the Faith-Based Initiative Did Not Exist!
           
         
SOGI Nondiscrimination Now Required in USDA Free School Meals Program—But Title IX has a Religious Exemption
           
         
Supreme Court Rules Maine Cannot Exclude Religious Schools From Funding Program
           
         
House Bill That Strips Charitable Choice Received Committee Approval
           

House Rejects 24-Year Precedent of Charitable Choice in CSBG Program

On May 13th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5129, a bill to reauthorize the Community Services Block Grant program—but without its Charitable Choice provision….

House Bill That Strips Charitable Choice Received Committee Approval

The House Education and Labor Committee on March 16 voted to recommend to the full House of Representatives H.B. 5129, a bill to reauthorize the…

Will Congress Greatly Expand Subsidies So That More Families Can Access Child Care Services?

The March 22 hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee stressed many ways that federally subsidized child care is falling short….

The Religious freedom-restricting HHS grants regulation continues to be a problem

In the closing weeks of the Obama administration, the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) put in place a change to one of…

Will Congress Welcome Faith-Based Organizations if it Increases Child Care Funding and Creates a Free PreK Program?

Before Christmas the Build Back Better Act (BBBA—H.R. 5376) was actively being considered by the Senate after passing the House. The bill includes many of…

Congress Should Keep Charitable Choice in the Community Services Block Grant Program

The federal Community Services Block Grant program (CSBG) provides federal funding to states to organize in poorer communities specialized organizations called Community Action Agencies (CAAs)….

The Build Back Better Act Is On Hold—With Better, But Still Flawed, Language About Faith-Based Child Care and Pre-K

The Build Back Better Act (BBBA—H.R. 5376) proposes greatly increased federal subsidies for child care and a new, free, universal pre-kindergarten program. These programs are…

The “Build Back Better” Bill Still Needs To Be Rewritten For the Sake of Families Seeking Faith-Based Child Care and PreK Programs

The Build Back Better bill to promote social welfare and respond to climate change was passed by the House on November 19th and is now…

In Reauthorizing the CSBG Program, Congress Should Retain Its Charitable Choice Provision

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program funds Community Action Agencies and other organizations that provide services to lift up low-income persons and neighborhoods. When…

Bringing Back Uncertainty to Federal Contracting: Opportunity to Comment on a Proposed Regulatory Change

On November 9th, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in the Department of Labor published a Notice of proposed recission announcing its plan…