Can Taxpayers Sue Over Faith-Based Initiatives?
• Digest of Federal Grants with Faith-Based and Community Organization Eligibility • Digest of Current Faith-Based News Stories An update from the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy, an independent research project of the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The public policy research arm of the State University of New York. New! State Lawmakers Advance Proposals to Partner with Faith-Based Groups Lawmakers in several states have introduced legislation this year to advance faith-based and community initiatives attempts to encourage religious charities to provide social services under government contract. Texas proposal may be the most extensive, involving a series of changes that would create a state structure similar to the federal Faith-Based and Community Initiative. In other states including Oklahoma, Missouri, and Minnesota proposed legislation would encourage prison officials to seek partnerships with religious groups, designate liaisons in state agencies to work wi
