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Welfare Stands in the Way of the American Dream
Meaningful relationships and a strong sense of community are as much a part of the American dream as any economic…
A Better Way to Get Welfare Recipients Back Into the Labor Force
If the One Big Beautiful Bill becomes law, states will quickly discover that their administrative systems are ill-equipped to move…
It鈥檚 Time to Eliminate Marriage Penalties in the U.S. Tax Code
An important step to eliminate marriage penalties is to take those programs away from the IRS and give them to…
Why Kids Join Gangs鈥攁nd How to Stop Them
To address the root problem, policymakers must understand why kids join gangs. Specifically, they need to recognize that the biggest…
A Path from Welfare to Self-Sufficiency
Safety net systems should be integrated with workforce support programs. Mostly they aren鈥檛. More states should implement the kind of…
Hidden Costs of Getting a Raise for America鈥檚 Working Poor
As Congress continues to debate the Farm Bill and the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, a critical…
When Violent Crime Was at Its Worst, Congressional Action Helped
For an alternate viewpoint, see 鈥淐ounterpoint: The聽1994聽Crime Bill鈥檚 Legacy 鈥� Thirty Years of Failure.鈥� By the early 1990s, the United…
San Francisco Should Try Punishing Criminals, Not Businesses
A new city ordinance mandating nightly business closures in the Tenderloin both fails to address the real problem and hampers…
Biden Should Stop Ignoring Americans鈥� Economic Reality
Over the past few months, President Joe Biden has told Americans that the U.S. economy is strong,inflation is subsiding, and…
This Father鈥檚 Day, Men Are Struggling. We Need to Help Them
As we celebrate Father鈥檚 Day on June 16, it鈥檚 time for a renewed call to help men flourish in modern-day…
There鈥檚 a Crime Divide Between Americans and Politicians, and Voters Are Watching
BY JOSHUA聽CRAWFORD, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR With the announcement that President Biden and former President Trump will debate in Atlanta in June,…
Governor鈥檚 Signature on School Choice Bill is Good First Step
Education is one of the most powerful ways that kids connect with positive role models, ideas and skills that enable…
GCO Applauds Signing of Promise Scholarship Bill, Says More Work Needs to be Done
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA鈥擳oday, the 蘑菇视频 Center for Opportunity (GCO) applauded Gov. Brian Kemp and the 蘑菇视频 legislature for ushering into…
Kentucky Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto to Pass Safer Kentucky Act, Targeting Crime in Low-Income Areas
Kentucky state lawmakers voted Friday to override a veto from Gov. Andy Beshear of House Bill 5, the Safer Kentucky…
U.S. House Passes a Bill That鈥檚 a Step Toward 鈥極ne Door鈥� Social Safety-Net Reforms
PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA鈥擸esterday, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House passed 鈥婬.R. 6655, a Stronger Workforce for America Act, which…
Want to reduce crime in DC? Ramp up enforcement and sentences
By Joshua Crawford, 聽Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives What a difference a year makes. Around this time last year,…
It鈥檚 Time for 蘑菇视频 Lawmakers to Lead and Pass Legislation Like the Promise Scholarships
The Alabama legislature has passed a bill that phases in universal Education Savings Accounts over time. It now goes to…
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney鈥檚 鈥極ne Door鈥� Bill Would Allow States to Integrate Social Safety Net With Workforce Development
The One Door to Work Act, introduced by Sen. Mitt Romney, would allow states the flexibility to implement Utah鈥檚 model…
蘑菇视频 Gov. Brian Kemp Champions Educational Opportunity in State of the State Address, Calls for Unity on Promise Scholarship
蘑菇视频 Gov. Brian Kemp used a significant portion of his State of the State address today to urge lawmakers to…