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1 month ago | 
readlion.com | Rachel Sheffield |Terence Jeffrey |Shanxi Omoniyi |Susan Berry
(The Daily Signal) – In his remarks at the March for Life in January, Vice President JD Vance declared his support for children and families. “I want more babies in the United States of America,” he said. “I want more happy children in our country.
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2 months ago | 
readlion.com | Ben Johnson |John Ransom |Rachel Sheffield |Susan Berry
(The Washington Stand) – When it comes to family flourishing, not every state is created equal. Nine of the top 10 states with the healthiest families are conservative, according to a new study released this week. The 2025 Family Structure Index ranks all 50 states based on three criteria: the percentage of married adults between the ages of 25 to 54, the average number of lifetime births per woman, and the percentage of children aged 15 to 17 who are living with their married parents.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
dailysignal.com | Rachel Sheffield
It seems reasonable that a program designed to assist those with low incomes should go only to low-income households. But the Biden-Harris administration is using a dubious mechanism to get around that expectation in a program designed to help low-income families pay for broadband internet service. Congress created the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide broadband internet assistance to low-income households.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
heritage.org | Rachel Sheffield
Homelessness is not a constitutionally protected status, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. The case, Grants Pass v. Johnson, examined whether it is constitutional to penalize the homeless for camping on public property. The court’s decision ultimately means there is no right-to-shelter provision in the Constitution and that city leaders have the authority to determine how city property is used. This decision comes amid years of surging homelessness across the country.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
nationalreview.com | Rachel Sheffield
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
dailysignal.com | Rachel Sheffield
Are cities required to allow the homeless to sleep on public property? This month, the Supreme Court is expected to rule in a case that examines whether it’s unconstitutional to impose penalties for street camping. My colleagues have written about the legal details of the case, explaining that the Constitution does not provide a right to sleep on public property, nor does it include a right to shelter for the homeless.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
dailysignal.com | Rachel Sheffield
Fewer Americans are planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day in 2024 than in years past. America isn’t totally losing its love for the saccharine holiday, though. In fact, spending on Valentine’s Day gifts—for everyone from a significant other to one’s cat—has increased. Russell Stover and Hallmark may not need to worry then. Declining celebration of the day may be because fewer Americans are married or in committed relationships, though—particularly younger adults.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
heartlanddailynews.com | Rachel Greszler |Rachel Sheffield
The federal government has more than 90 welfare and workforce programs spread across dozens of federal agencies, with funding flowing to thousands of state and local agencies and programs. Navigating the web of welfare and workforce assistance can be a nightmare. And, too often, Americans end up trapped in the welfare web instead of being assisted into work and upward mobility.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
heritage.org | Rachel Sheffield
Read the full text here Each year for the past two decades, the U.S. Census Bureau has reported that over 30 million Americans were living in “poverty.” In recent years, the Census has reported that one in seven Americans are poor. But what does it mean to be “poor” in America? To the average American, the word “poverty” implies significant material deprivation, an inability to provide a family with adequate nutritious food, reasonable shelter, and clothing.
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Feb 11, 2024 | 
dailysignal.com | Rachel Greszler |Rachel Sheffield
The federal government has more than 90 welfare and workforce programs spread across dozens of federal agencies, with funding flowing to thousands of state and local agencies and programs. Navigating the web of welfare and workforce assistance can be a nightmare. And, too often, Americans end up trapped in the welfare web instead of being assisted into work and upward mobility.
