As the child care market struggles to survive the impact of the pandemic, states can implement strategies to improve child care so that it better meets the needs of working families, children, educators, and employers.
By Simon Workman and Katie Hamm
ISSUE BRIEF
Several states stand out for their plans to spend COVID-19 emergency relief aid on supporting vulnerable students and institutions.
By Bradley D. Custer
COLUMN
A lot is at stake in the 2020 elections—and voter turnout among Americans with disabilities must be supported before and after the polls close.
By Valerie Novack
COLUMN
Pro-worker advocates must advance strategies and policies that will ensure that all climate jobs are high-quality union jobs that make the economy more equitable.
By David Madland and Terry Meginniss
ISSUE BRIEF
Tackling climate change will require state and local action alongside federal policy change. State and local policymakers can ensure that good jobs are created in the new clean economy by focusing on five proven job-quality strategies.
By David Madland and Terry Meginniss
FACT SHEET
This election, forward-looking businesses can provide an essential service to their communities—preserving the right to vote while also protecting their stakeholders from COVID-19.
By Alex Tausanovitch, Sarah Bonk, and Richard Eidlin
ISSUE BRIEF
Despite wins in the courts, abortion rights remain under attack and out of reach for many in the United States.
By Nora Ellmann
ISSUE BRIEF
Cities have an important role in helping to ensure that during the coronavirus pandemic, Americans can make their voices heard in the upcoming election cycle.
By Danielle Root
ISSUE BRIEF
States and localities recognize the need for affordable, quality infant and toddler child care and have taken steps to create solutions that better serve their communities.
By MK Falgout and Steven Jessen-Howard
COLUMN
Premature reopening of indoor dining and bars in other U.S. regions has been followed by spread of the virus.
By Emily Gee, Aly Shakoor, Maura Calsyn, Nicole Rapfogel, and Topher Spiro
COLUMN
Less than one-fourth of infants and toddlers across a sample including 19 states and Washington, D.C., could be served by the existing licensed child care supply. The coronavirus crisis is likely to make that worse.
By Steven Jessen-Howard, Rasheed Malik, and MK Falgout
REPORT
All Americans should have access to online and same-day voter registration.
By Michael Sozan
COLUMN
States and localities are facing severe budget shortfalls. In order to keep essential services—such as health care, education, transportation, and first responders—running uninterrupted, it is imperative that the federal government provide much-needed funding to states and localities.
By Ryan Zamarripa
COLUMN
Some local government are sending absentee ballot applications to all registered voters, ensuring that more Americans can safely vote during the pandemic.
By Alex Tausanovitch and Hauwa Ahmed
COLUMN
Washington, D.C. — After the U.S. House of Representatives today approved a measure granting statehood to Washington, D.C., Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement: For too long, residents of Washington, D.C., have been deprived of the representation in Congress they deserve. The city has more residents than...