Children’s Monitor Highlights
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Senate Judiciary Focuses on Juvenile Justice
On Tuesday, February 28, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on juvenile justice issues. The hearing began with remarks by the Chairman, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), who in his opening statement, discussed the fact
President’s Speech Likely Start of Budget Debate
When the President addresses Congress and the nation on Tuesday, it will likely bring in a broader discussion of the federal budget which has had limited debate thus far into the new Administration. It is
Center Paper Outlines Consequences of A Block Grant
Last week the Center on Budget Policy and Priority released an analysis of federal block grants and their negative consequences. The analysis, Block-Granting Low-Income Programs Leads to Large Funding Declines Over Time, History Shows, examined
Leaked Copy of House ACA Repeal Outlines Medicaid Caps-Tax Credits
Over the weekend a leaked copy of a draft ACA repeal bill was made public by Politico magazine. The bill draft would implement some of the general descriptions Speaker Paul Ryan outlined in a white
Deadlines on Health Care
This week the Trump Administration will have to make decision on what to do with the House v. Burwell. House v Burwell is the House of Representative’s efforts to cut off funding to insurers that
Resources To Improve Education and Foster Care Status
The Legal Center for Foster Care & Education has created a guide and factsheet, Roadmap for Foster Care and K–12 Data Linkages, that promotes the cooperation between state and local education and child welfare agencies
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