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CFFPP produces monthly policy briefings, distributed
by email or fax, that summarize recent developments in policy, research
and legislation as they relate to child support, welfare reform,
domestic violence, and poverty. The following is a list of policy
briefings produced to date. If you would like to subscribe to receive
free monthly policy briefings, please click on the policy briefing
"request form" and provide
the necessary information. Each month, the policy briefing will
be available on this site one week after it is emailed or faxed
to our monthly subscribers.
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November
2005 Policy Briefing
- Cuts to Welfare Programs and Increased Work Requirements Approved by House
- Demonstration Yields Lessons For Father Involvement in Programs
- Marriage Surveys Provide Mixed Messages; Research Clearinghouse Returns Federal Grant
October
2005 Policy Briefing
- Maryland Ruling Requires Custodial Father to Pay Arrearages to State
- Florida Set to Implement Medicaid Changes that Cap Limits and Convert to Private Plans
- Testimony at Senate Hearing Exclusively in Favor of DC Marriage Proposal
- House Committee Approves Deep Cuts to Child Support and Other Programs
- Deep Cuts to Food Stamps Proposed Despite Increase in Food Insecurity
September
2005 Policy Briefing
- GAO Investigates Domestic Violence Screening in TANF and TANF-Funded
Programs
- Wisconsin Waiver Allowing Child Support Pass-Through Set to
Expire
- TANF and Medicaid Legislation Aimed at Katrina Relief
- FEMA to Fund Religious Volunteer Hurricane Relief Efforts
- Child Support News
July/August
2005 Policy Briefing
- Federal Budget Bill for DC Contains Marriage Incentive Funding
- Missouri Bill Would Charge Birth Costs to Father
- Virginia Child Support Enforcement Subpoenas Cell Phone Records
- New York Child Care Assistance Child Support Cooperation Requirement Raises Legal Issues
- CFFPP Conference on Collaboration Between Domestic Violence Advocates And Fatherhood Groups Planned for October
- Update on Faith-Based Programming and Prisons
- Journal Articles Focus On Race, Class and Marriage
- Conference to Enlist Men in the Prevention of Violence against Women
May/June 2005 Policy Briefing
- 3-Month Extension for TANF Again
- Update on Healthy Marriage Initiative
- Divorce Rates among Soldiers Up Sharply Since Beginning of Iraq War
- CFFPP Conference on Domestic Violence Prevention and Fatherhood ‚ Save the Date
- Poverty and Marriage Examined in Recent Book
- Supreme Court Denies Constitutional Right to Enforcement of Restraining Orders
- Update on Funding for Faith-Based Initiatives
- Study Finds Correlation between Strict Child Support Enforcement and Decline in Unmarried Pregnancies
- Court to Consider Child Support Rights for Children of Sperm Donors
April
2005 Policy Briefing
- Prison Population Increases in 2004
- Audit Questions Aspects of Wisconsin’s W-2 Program
- Knowledge of Child Support Policy Among Welfare Recipients Evaluated
- U.K. Child Support Agency Found to Defraud Families of Child
Support Funds
- New Publication on Arrests for Child Support Nonpayment Released
by CFFPP
- Multiple Felony Charges For Nonpayers in Wisconsin
March 2005 Policy Briefing
- TANF Reauthorization Bills Move Through House and Senate Committees
- Lawsuit Challenges State Law Criminalizing Cohabitation
- Website Offers Job Opportunities for Former Convicts and Substance Abusers
- Report on Marriage Promotion and Reproductive Health
- Federal Child Support Grants Available
February
2005 Policy Briefing
- President’s Budget Includes Deep Cuts for Social Service
Programs
- Two Wisconsin Court Decisions Could Benefit Low-Income Parents
- Tennessee Judge Orders English Skills as Condition of Custody
for Immigrant Parents
- New York Governor’s Budget Includes Controversial Child
Support Measures
- Update on Faith-Based Funding
- Many States Fail to Restore Voting Rights of Ex-Felons Despite
Statutes
- Access to Banking for Poor Examined
- Marriage Leaders Define Goals for Professional Sectors
- Montana Considers Tax on Big Box Retailers to Offset Welfare
Costs
- Feds to Stop Collecting Data on Employment by Gender
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