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As worker protections erode at the federal level, here’s how state leaders can fill the gap.
Our new report offers concrete solutions—including wage boards, “just cause” protections, and other innovative policies—that states can adopt now to rebuild a just economy.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/playbook
Our new report offers concrete solutions—including wage boards, “just cause” protections, and other innovative policies—that states can adopt now to rebuild a just economy.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/playbook
TCF’s work on ACA tax credits featured on Fox San Antonio:
“In Texas, nearly 4 million people enrolled in the ACA in 2025. If Republicans do not agree on an alternative solution, they’ll have to decide whether to join Democrats in extending the ACA tax credits in January.”
“In Texas, nearly 4 million people enrolled in the ACA in 2025. If Republicans do not agree on an alternative solution, they’ll have to decide whether to join Democrats in extending the ACA tax credits in January.”
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
TCF’s work on ACA tax credits featured on Fox San Antonio:
“In Texas, nearly 4 million people enrolled in the ACA in 2025. If Republicans do not agree on an alternative solution, they’ll have to decide whether to join Democrats in extending the ACA tax credits in January.”
“In Texas, nearly 4 million people enrolled in the ACA in 2025. If Republicans do not agree on an alternative solution, they’ll have to decide whether to join Democrats in extending the ACA tax credits in January.”
Federal and state governments pour billions of dollars into support for higher education to promote access to college for all. In reality, financial aid is helping the rich get richer and making college less accessible for lower-income families.
A Better Hundred Billion: Improving State and Institutional College Financial Aid
Executive Summary American higher education has a stratification problem. The country’s most selective, well-resourced private and public universities
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November 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Federal and state governments pour billions of dollars into support for higher education to promote access to college for all. In reality, financial aid is helping the rich get richer and making college less accessible for lower-income families.
“There’s something fundamentally broken about our economy when there are people who can’t afford the basics of their lives without taking on debt.”
ICYMI: TCF president @jmargetta.bsky.social joined @adamconover.net to talk consumer safety and curbing corporate power.
ICYMI: TCF president @jmargetta.bsky.social joined @adamconover.net to talk consumer safety and curbing corporate power.
How Trump Enabled the Rich to Steal from You, with Julie Morgan
YouTube video by Adam Conover
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“There’s something fundamentally broken about our economy when there are people who can’t afford the basics of their lives without taking on debt.”
ICYMI: TCF president @jmargetta.bsky.social joined @adamconover.net to talk consumer safety and curbing corporate power.
ICYMI: TCF president @jmargetta.bsky.social joined @adamconover.net to talk consumer safety and curbing corporate power.
As Acting Sec. of Labor, @juliesulabor.bsky.social worked with local labor and community leaders to help build the Atlanta Good Jobs Alliance.
She recently returned to Atlanta for a listening session with @staceyabrams.com and the coalition to strategize for the road ahead. Here’s what we learned.
She recently returned to Atlanta for a listening session with @staceyabrams.com and the coalition to strategize for the road ahead. Here’s what we learned.
What Labor Leaders and Policymakers Can Learn from Georgia
Georgia’s workers, organizers, and labor leaders know what it’s like to live and work in a hostile political climate. They know the challenges of
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November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
As Acting Sec. of Labor, @juliesulabor.bsky.social worked with local labor and community leaders to help build the Atlanta Good Jobs Alliance.
She recently returned to Atlanta for a listening session with @staceyabrams.com and the coalition to strategize for the road ahead. Here’s what we learned.
She recently returned to Atlanta for a listening session with @staceyabrams.com and the coalition to strategize for the road ahead. Here’s what we learned.
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Just published this new report at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social. Quick thread explaining what we found. tcf.org/content/repo...
What Families Want: New Data on Public Demand for Bilingual Education
This is an abbreviated version of the full report—to read it in full, click here. The United States has long benefited from its ability to attract and
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November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Just published this new report at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social. Quick thread explaining what we found. tcf.org/content/repo...
“When there’s more workers available, companies are going to feel less pressure to increase wages, and that’s the moment we’re in now.”
TCF’s @aimstettner.bsky.social discusses the current state of the labor market with @marketplace.org.
TCF’s @aimstettner.bsky.social discusses the current state of the labor market with @marketplace.org.
Wage growth is now slowing along with the labor market
It’s slowing fastest for workers in low-wage and entry-level jobs.
www.marketplace.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“When there’s more workers available, companies are going to feel less pressure to increase wages, and that’s the moment we’re in now.”
TCF’s @aimstettner.bsky.social discusses the current state of the labor market with @marketplace.org.
TCF’s @aimstettner.bsky.social discusses the current state of the labor market with @marketplace.org.
As worker protections erode at the federal level, here’s how state leaders can fill the gap.
Our new report offers concrete solutions—including wage boards, “just cause” protections, and other innovative policies—that states can adopt now to rebuild a just economy.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/playbook
Our new report offers concrete solutions—including wage boards, “just cause” protections, and other innovative policies—that states can adopt now to rebuild a just economy.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/playbook
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
As worker protections erode at the federal level, here’s how state leaders can fill the gap.
Our new report offers concrete solutions—including wage boards, “just cause” protections, and other innovative policies—that states can adopt now to rebuild a just economy.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/playbook
Our new report offers concrete solutions—including wage boards, “just cause” protections, and other innovative policies—that states can adopt now to rebuild a just economy.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/playbook
New report: Students from wealthy families are 280x more likely to receive grants BEYOND their financial need than low-income students.
56% of top-income students get aid in excess of need. Just 0.2% of bottom-income students do.
Full report: go.tcf.org/finaid
56% of top-income students get aid in excess of need. Just 0.2% of bottom-income students do.
Full report: go.tcf.org/finaid
A Better Hundred Billion: Improving State and Institutional College Financial Aid
Executive Summary American higher education has a stratification problem. The country’s most selective, well-resourced private and public universities
go.tcf.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New report: Students from wealthy families are 280x more likely to receive grants BEYOND their financial need than low-income students.
56% of top-income students get aid in excess of need. Just 0.2% of bottom-income students do.
Full report: go.tcf.org/finaid
56% of top-income students get aid in excess of need. Just 0.2% of bottom-income students do.
Full report: go.tcf.org/finaid
WATCH: If you're on Medicaid, or taking care of someone who is, H.R. 1 is putting your benefits in danger.
@chiquitabl.bsky.social: shop around, get Part D coverage, research caregiver support—but don't forget to make yourself heard.
@chiquitabl.bsky.social: shop around, get Part D coverage, research caregiver support—but don't forget to make yourself heard.
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
WATCH: If you're on Medicaid, or taking care of someone who is, H.R. 1 is putting your benefits in danger.
@chiquitabl.bsky.social: shop around, get Part D coverage, research caregiver support—but don't forget to make yourself heard.
@chiquitabl.bsky.social: shop around, get Part D coverage, research caregiver support—but don't forget to make yourself heard.
LISTEN: TCF's @chiquitabl.bsky.social and Princeton's @heatherhhoward.bsky.social forecast the future of Medicare and Medicaid, as well as pathways to a stronger system, in a special episode of the Princeton Pulse podcast.
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PODCAST: An Insider’s View on the Future of U.S. Health Policy
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure discusses opportunities for advancing equity, access, and innovation in U.S. health care.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
LISTEN: TCF's @chiquitabl.bsky.social and Princeton's @heatherhhoward.bsky.social forecast the future of Medicare and Medicaid, as well as pathways to a stronger system, in a special episode of the Princeton Pulse podcast.
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Sure, sometimes we choose our wallets over the sweet treat or one more coffee.
Today, some Americans must choose between their wallets and their health.
Former CMS chief @chiquitabl.bsky.social thinks that maybe, just maybe, we should be able to have both.
READ: www.newsweek.com/former-cms-a...
Today, some Americans must choose between their wallets and their health.
Former CMS chief @chiquitabl.bsky.social thinks that maybe, just maybe, we should be able to have both.
READ: www.newsweek.com/former-cms-a...
Former CMS Administrator: Here’s Why Your Monthly Health Care Insurance Costs Doubled | Opinion
It’s time for our elected leaders to put America’s health first.
www.newsweek.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Sure, sometimes we choose our wallets over the sweet treat or one more coffee.
Today, some Americans must choose between their wallets and their health.
Former CMS chief @chiquitabl.bsky.social thinks that maybe, just maybe, we should be able to have both.
READ: www.newsweek.com/former-cms-a...
Today, some Americans must choose between their wallets and their health.
Former CMS chief @chiquitabl.bsky.social thinks that maybe, just maybe, we should be able to have both.
READ: www.newsweek.com/former-cms-a...
NEW: Donald Trump just dropped massive healthcare hikes onto Americans. Now, he wants to make sure they crush your credit.
Read more in @nytimes.com on Trump's effort to push medical debt into credit scores, with @jmargetta.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/y...
Read more in @nytimes.com on Trump's effort to push medical debt into credit scores, with @jmargetta.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/y...
Trump Administration Seeks to Return Medical Debt to Credit Reports
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
NEW: Donald Trump just dropped massive healthcare hikes onto Americans. Now, he wants to make sure they crush your credit.
Read more in @nytimes.com on Trump's effort to push medical debt into credit scores, with @jmargetta.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/y...
Read more in @nytimes.com on Trump's effort to push medical debt into credit scores, with @jmargetta.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/y...
WATCH: "The double whammy of SNAP and healthcare coverage is really devastating to so many working families in this country."
-- TCF Senior Fellow + fmr. CMS chief @chiquitabl.bsky.social on the Joy Reid Show @joy.msnbc.com
-- TCF Senior Fellow + fmr. CMS chief @chiquitabl.bsky.social on the Joy Reid Show @joy.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
WATCH: "The double whammy of SNAP and healthcare coverage is really devastating to so many working families in this country."
-- TCF Senior Fellow + fmr. CMS chief @chiquitabl.bsky.social on the Joy Reid Show @joy.msnbc.com
-- TCF Senior Fellow + fmr. CMS chief @chiquitabl.bsky.social on the Joy Reid Show @joy.msnbc.com
Bottom line: They are deliberately taking food from children and struggling families, knowing it will increase hunger, damage children’s futures, devastate rural communities, hurt farmers, kill jobs, and weaken the entire economy.
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will pay SNAP benefits reduced by 50% to the 22 million households enrolled in the program.
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Bottom line: They are deliberately taking food from children and struggling families, knowing it will increase hunger, damage children’s futures, devastate rural communities, hurt farmers, kill jobs, and weaken the entire economy.
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The only thing scarier than Halloween costumes? The rising price of candy from Trump's tariffs.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The only thing scarier than Halloween costumes? The rising price of candy from Trump's tariffs.
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“I think people of all political stripes have experienced financial hardship at some point in their life... we want to make sure that people who need access to these critical programs are able to get it.” -- TCF's Carole Johnson in @politico.com
Blue states blame Republicans for looming SNAP shutoff on government websites
The messages come after the Trump administration blamed Democrats for the shutdown on federal sites.
www.politico.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“I think people of all political stripes have experienced financial hardship at some point in their life... we want to make sure that people who need access to these critical programs are able to get it.” -- TCF's Carole Johnson in @politico.com
Gifted and talented programs can be a springboard to success--for some. TCF's Halley Potter shared her thoughts on the equity challenges of G&T programs with @nytimes.com.
Why America’s Debate Over Which Children Are ‘Gifted’ Won’t Go Away
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October 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Gifted and talented programs can be a springboard to success--for some. TCF's Halley Potter shared her thoughts on the equity challenges of G&T programs with @nytimes.com.
SNAP benefits will start to run out on November 1—a food aid cliff that will have devastating impacts for Black and low-income households.
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
SNAP benefits will start to run out on November 1—a food aid cliff that will have devastating impacts for Black and low-income households.
The shutdown has only been 3 weeks, but more federal workers have filed for unemployment than at any point since 2019—and they’re struggling to get help.
@tcfdotorg.bsky.social's new analysis in a must-read from CNN 👇
@tcfdotorg.bsky.social's new analysis in a must-read from CNN 👇
Furloughed federal workers file for jobless benefits, but aid isn’t easy to get | CNN Politics
Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The shutdown has only been 3 weeks, but more federal workers have filed for unemployment than at any point since 2019—and they’re struggling to get help.
@tcfdotorg.bsky.social's new analysis in a must-read from CNN 👇
@tcfdotorg.bsky.social's new analysis in a must-read from CNN 👇
“For decades, these agencies have been uniquely capable of holding corporations and other powerful actors accountable regardless of their political connections, but that independence is disappearing before our eyes.” -- Lauren McFerran, TCF Senior Fellow
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“For decades, these agencies have been uniquely capable of holding corporations and other powerful actors accountable regardless of their political connections, but that independence is disappearing before our eyes.” -- Lauren McFerran, TCF Senior Fellow
TCF's Jeanne Lambrew will testify in front of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today at 3:30pm on behalf of millions of American seniors who rely on the ACA's premium tax credits to access quality care at a fair price.
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
TCF's Jeanne Lambrew will testify in front of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today at 3:30pm on behalf of millions of American seniors who rely on the ACA's premium tax credits to access quality care at a fair price.
Making AI slop videos and making "your mom" jokes isn't going to lower the cost of child care for millions of parents trying to make ends meet. But free child care would—read more about it from TCF's @kashenj.bsky.social here: tcf.org/content/comm...
Free Child Care Would Help Families Afford a Better Life
Across the country, no matter what background, faith, or color, people are working hard to provide for their families. But as this work has made America
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October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Making AI slop videos and making "your mom" jokes isn't going to lower the cost of child care for millions of parents trying to make ends meet. But free child care would—read more about it from TCF's @kashenj.bsky.social here: tcf.org/content/comm...
When we think about online programs, we think about accessibility: ‘I don’t have the kind of schedule that’ll allow me to go to school in person, but there’s this great option for me to learn online.’ But inclusion at what cost, asks TCF's Amber Villalobos 👇
www.nprillinois.org/education-de...
www.nprillinois.org/education-de...
Students for profit? University of Illinois campuses pay company per online student
Consumer protection advocates say the practice incentivizes the company to enroll as many students as possible, regardless of whether they’ll benefit. The university says their standards aren’t compro...
www.nprillinois.org
October 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
When we think about online programs, we think about accessibility: ‘I don’t have the kind of schedule that’ll allow me to go to school in person, but there’s this great option for me to learn online.’ But inclusion at what cost, asks TCF's Amber Villalobos 👇
www.nprillinois.org/education-de...
www.nprillinois.org/education-de...
TCF's Jeanne Lambrew will testify Wednesday at the Senate Aging Committee hearing alongside @mcuban.bsky.social and others on how to improve services and lower costs www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs | United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
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October 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
TCF's Jeanne Lambrew will testify Wednesday at the Senate Aging Committee hearing alongside @mcuban.bsky.social and others on how to improve services and lower costs www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/mod...
Around 10,500 federal workers across the country have filed for unemployment since the shutdown began, all because some in Congress want to jack up your health care costs.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Federal workers are pinching pennies during the shutdown: 'I'd love to come to work, but may not have gas money.'
Dozens of federal workers told Business Insider they are living paycheck to paycheck and cutting their spending during the government shutdown.
www.yahoo.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Around 10,500 federal workers across the country have filed for unemployment since the shutdown began, all because some in Congress want to jack up your health care costs.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...