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Trump admin’s DOL cancels at least $400M in state UI modernization grants. “Americans remember how the pandemic crashed UI systems…States [relied on] these investments to overhaul their UI systems.” –TCF’s Andy Stettner nextgov.com/modernization/…

TCF senior fellow and former CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure responds to proposed work requirements for Medicaid. “It’s common sense: People who can’t get the care they need will have a harder time looking for work or keeping a job.” nytimes.com/2025/05/22/opi…

Sustainable peace in Israel-Palestine requires addressing economic inequity. Distant as an end to the war may seem, this report from Dahlia Scheindlin and Century International argues that policymakers must plan now for equitable reconstruction. tcf.org/content/report…

My big read: war, occupation, conflict will never end without an econ piece, but sustainable Pal recovery/growth requires ending war, occupation, & sustainability/stabilization means reducing tremendous Isrli-Pal econ inequality. Lessons from the past here too. The Century Foundation

This month, 5.3M student loan borrowers were forced into collections with 10M+ at risk of default. The American Prospect’s David Dayen exposes the student loan cliff & how private lenders are cashing in. “The old Sallie Mae is the new Sallie Mae.” –Julie Margetta Morgan 🔗 go.tcf.org/prospect

This is a phenomenal deep dive into the underbelly of American higher education. Rogue government contractors, predatory student lenders, fly-by-night training scams— it is open season on students and borrowers in Trump’s America.

The White House is terminating $400 million in funds for state unemployment insurance systems. TCF expert Andrew Stettner, who led UI modernization efforts during the Biden administration, tells @Axios about the current state of state-level upgrades. axios.com/2025/05/28/une…

The “big, beautiful bill” would be a disaster for American health care. Former state health officials Jeanne Lambrew and Kody Kinsley explain how it would strain providers and state budgets, and push more working families to the economic brink. go.tcf.org/AmericansHealth

The outsized power of big corporations resonates because people experience it every day. My little town is working toward municipal broadband this year, and it's not red tape that poses the biggest obstacle: it's a well-funded pressure campaign by Comcast.

Speaker Johnson claims GOP Medicaid cuts target ‘able-bodied young men playing video games.’ In reality? Just 3.5% of savings come from cutting waste and fraud. The majority comes from reductions in coverage. New analysis: go.tcf.org/AmericansHealth

BREAKING: New York takes a historic step for foster youth! 🗽🎉 Today, the New York Assembly has joined the Senate in passing S.B. 3781, Next100 PE Sofie Fashana's bill to end the practice of forcing foster youth to use trash bags as luggage.

We should watch closely how small dollar lenders and credit card companies seek to profit from Trump's hands-off approach to consumer protection combined with a massive squeeze on family finances through high prices. Great piece by Grady McGregor

Defaults on 'buy now, pay later' loans are surging as the Trump administration weakens CFPB oversight. "Consumers are going to be squeezed and more reliant on these products, and the companies are being offered a free pass to construct those products in ways that are the most

President Trump loves to talk about ‘beautiful, clean coal’ even as his administration is slashing the worker protections that have reduced black lung across coal country. Julie A. Su, TCF senior fellow and former acting Sec. of Labor responds: go.tcf.org/JulieSuCNN

NEW: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from stripping 50,000 TSA officers of their collective bargaining rights, ruling the move likely illegal. reuters.com/business/world…

“There are parts of this country where people have to travel for over an hour to deliver their babies. Do we know what happens in those situations? With maternity wards closed, that’s when babies die. That’s when moms die.” –Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, former CMS Admin & TCF senior fellow

60 years. 40 million lives changed. Head Start isn’t just child care. Research shows demonstrably improved cognitive, social-emotional, health and parenting outcomes. From Khari Garvin, former Head Start national director via U.S. News & World Report. usnews.com/opinion/articl…