Public Policy Agreement Reached on Workforce Pell Rulemaking This week, negotiators reached consensus on new rules to guide the implementation of the newly enacted Workforce Pell grants.… December 12, 2025
Public Policy Government Shutdown Ends This week, the federal government reopened after Congress passed legislation to end the longest shutdown in history. Meanwhile the… November 14, 2025
Public Policy Government Shutdown Continues This week, the federal government remained shut down as lawmakers were not able to make progress on funding legislation… October 10, 2025
Public Policy August Recess Begins for Congress Senators headed back to home states and districts this past weekend as August recess officially began this week for… August 8, 2025
Public Policy Reconciliation Looms Large Ahead of July 4th This week, the Senate Parliamentarian issued several rulings regarding Republicans’ forthcoming budget reconciliation bill that conflict with the chamber’s… June 27, 2025
Public Policy House Clears Reconciliation Bill as FY26 Comes into Focus This week, a wide-ranging budget reconciliation package was approved in the House, moving the process to the Senate in… May 23, 2025
Public Policy Senate Considers Labor Secretary Nominee as ED Issues New Guidance This week, Congressional Republicans’ plans for budget reconciliation continued to take shape as the Senate considered President Trump’s nominee… February 21, 2025
Public Policy ED Rescinds Recently Proposed Perkins Regulations as Senate Considers Linda McMahon’s Nomination This week, the U.S. Department of Education rescinded recently proposed information collection requests impacting the Carl D. Perkins Career… February 14, 2025
Public Policy 119th Congress Kicks-off A lot has happened over the last few weeks amid the holiday season. In recent weeks, lawmakers have returned… January 10, 2025