The administration used a 'Dear Colleague' letter to bar use of federal work‑study funds for voter registration and related activities on campus. Because work‑study subsidizes millions of student jobs, this policy restricts a key funding channel for university‑backed get‑out‑the‑vote efforts.
— It shows how executive guidance can reshape youth turnout infrastructure without new legislation, raising neutrality and election‑governance concerns.
Matt Goodwin
2026.01.08
60% relevant
Goodwin’s article describes a tactic that parallels the earlier example where executive/administrative rules are used to constrain civic participation (the work‑study restriction constrained campus voter activity; here reorganisation delays suppress local voting where the government fears losses).
BeauHD
2026.01.06
76% relevant
Both items document an administration using federal funding rules and guidance to reshape civic infrastructure: the work‑study ban curtailed campus voter infrastructure by changing what federal funds may support; the CPB rescission and subsequent dissolution show the same lever (federal funding removal) being used to disable a nationwide public‑media institution that underpins civic information and local reporting.
2026.01.05
78% relevant
Both items show how executive/administrative guidance can reshape civic infrastructure without new legislation: the IRS used tax‑status review processes to slow or pressure political nonprofits, just as work‑study guidance constrained campus voter‑registration efforts—each demonstrates how administrative tools alter political participation.
Jacob Eisler
2025.12.31
60% relevant
Both the article and that idea concern how administrative and statutory levers reshape electoral participation: Eisler discusses federal oversight of elections (VRA/preclearance/Section 2) while the work‑study piece shows how executive guidance can constrict campus‑based voter infrastructure — together they map the terrain of legal and administrative tools that enable or limit voter access.
Tony Schick
2025.12.02
85% relevant
Both stories show a common tactic: the federal executive uses grant or fund conditions and administrative guidance to reshape subnational behavior (Education Dept. guidance blocking work‑study voter drives; DHS conditioning counterterrorism grants on ICE cooperation). The Oregon case supplies a new, high‑stakes example with $18M, a disabled grant‑accept button, and follow‑on litigation that maps onto the same institutional lever — federal money as a policy cudgel.
Tom Ginsburg
2025.10.02
100% relevant
The article states the Trump administration issued a Dear Colleague letter prohibiting use of federal work‑study funds to support voter registration.