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 (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 to promote social welfare and respond to climate change was passed by the House on November 19th and is now…
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…
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…
Congress and the White House are in continuous and contentious discussion about President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, also known as the reconciliation bill or the social welfare bill. Public attention has been mainly captured by the big issues: how many trillions of dollars will the bill total? What tax changes will be made? How dramatic will be the actions against climate change? What size the benefits for families? And so on.
In commemoration of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the one-year anniversary of the U. S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, the U.S. Equal…
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently announced, via its Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, that the nine major federal…
There is no doubt that Americans are deeply divided about sexuality and marriage. Contrasting personal convictions and practices embody our divisions as do the different…
Issued June 17, 2021 (June 17, 2021) – The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that a faith-based foster care service provider that holds a…