Arkansas is one of the latest states to take up legislation purporting to protect children on social media. The Arkansas Senate is considering Senate Bills 611 and 612. These bills are certain to face legal challenges, which will likely be ...
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Earlier this year, Virginia successfully passed Senate Bill 854 to provide greater protections for children in addition to requiring greater parental consent of children on social media. However, proposed changes at the eleventh hour threaten to jeopardize the bill. The ...
Read MoreLast week HLF was lucky enough to attend a summit focused on “Redefining Retirement.” The event was hosted by investment management firm BlackRock, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Semafor. Speakers ranged from elected officials, corporate leaders, small business owners, union ...
Read MoreOne of the ongoing conversation on Capitol Hill is the extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, including how to structure legislation so to “pay for” (as many describe it) the tax cuts. One revenue raiser that has ...
Read MoreThe Senate is in the midst of hearings on a number of important Executive Branch positions Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The head of HLF last week wrote an opinion ...
Read MoreWe recently outlined the Justice Department’s October lawsuit against Rocket Mortgage, the biggest home lender in the U.S. The DOJ wants to make Rocket responsible for alleged discrimination committed by an independent appraiser, who was contracted by a third-party appraisal ...
Read MoreThe US Department of Justice recently filed a lawsuit against Rocket Mortgage that they frame as a necessary strike against racial bias in the housing market—more specifically, in the area home appraisals. The National Fair Housing Alliance has confirmed the ...
Read MoreLast month, the Hispanic Leadership Fund released an issue brief diving into the unintended consequences of limiting food choices under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The brief explained how proposed restrictions would harm households facing economic hardship. Proponents of ...
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