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Nic Dunn Statement for the Record: Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs
The solution to these challenges lies in the already proven model of welfare reform: unleashing state-led innovation that prioritizes pro-work, pro-family reforms that are temporary, targeted, and fiscally responsible.
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Three religious freedom cases to watch at the Supreme Court
The court has done an admirable job in recent years in clarifying the constitutional obligations of governments in a way that protects the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion.
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Ford Copple Statement for the Record to the U.S. Senate HELP Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety: The Impact of AI on the Workforce
Additionally, new data centers are providing real workforce benefits for Americans.
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Texas app store case offers states a path to protect children online
The court decisions in this case will provide important direction to states about how to ensure parents and children can navigate technology safely and together.
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What political hot takes miss about the Supreme Court
It deeply distorts what is actually happening. Some of the decisions of the just-concluded court session make this clear.
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Utah has led the nation on upward mobility. Here’s the next step
Securing Utah, and America, as the land of opportunity for future generations requires thinking in aspirational terms. It’s more than simply “tinkering” with existing programs — it’s transforming a system that is well-intentioned, and has helped many families, but has…
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Congress should empower states to fix benefit cliffs
The fear of such cliffs discourages low-income families across the country from taking steps that would otherwise help them gradually move out of poverty.
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Opportunity, not outrage, should define America’s next chapter. Utah can lead the way.
Moving toward a streamlined social welfare system that helps struggling families while better supporting the goal of work and independence, as envisioned in the war on poverty, is grounded in the deeply American principles of work, independence and compassion.
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The Fourth of July is a reminder of America’s enduring promise
Linking our official independence with the adoption of the Declaration is entirely fitting. The Declaration did much more than merely announce a political separation; it established an aspiration that shaped the new nation, and continues to shape us today.
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Christine Cooke Fairbanks written testimony for a U.S. Senate Committee hearing: The Future of K-12 Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By prioritizing educational choice, institutional transparency, and robust data privacy, policymakers can foster an environment where technology safely expands human potential without eroding the foundational role of the American family.