Legislative Letters 4-29-19
Action in the Agencies! HHS is proposing a rule that would allow transgender persons to be denied medical care based on the beliefs of the provider, DHS is proposing a…
Legislative Letters 4-15-19
Both the House and the Senate education committees held hearings addressing everything from the proposed changes to Title IX, the upcoming reauthorization of HEA, and the Department of Education’s failings…
Legislative Letters 4-1-19
No April Fools jokes here – President Trump’s budget proposal is not friendly to graduate education, proposing major cuts to science funding and student loans (see our statement on his…
Legislative Letters 3-18-19
The President’s budget proposal has finally landed on Congress’ proverbial desk, and it proposes serious cuts to education, research, and student loan funding. Meanwhile, the anticipated reauthorization of the Higher…
Legislative Letters 2-25-19
The shutdown has been averted, and President Trump did declare a national emergency to fund his wall. Now that the new session of Congress is underway, higher education is definitely…
Legislative Letters 2-12-19
Congress has until Friday to reach a deal that President Trump will sign, and we’re expecting him to declare a national emergency if it doesn’t fund his wall. Almost 97,000…
Legislative Letters 1-28-19
The government is open! At least, for now…. Congress and the White House have three weeks to work out a deal. Can they do it? And what’s the long-term impact…
Legislative Letters 1-14-19
The government remains closed (at least, part of it is), as the House passes funding bills, the Senate refuses to look at them, and the President scrambles to get funding…
Legislative Letters 12-30-18
Happy New Years Eve! The Department of Education is planning to overhaul higher education, and Lamar Alexander has announced his retirement from Congress, meaning that an HEA reauthorization might become…