January 2012 Blog Archives

Data Story: Tax Collections, Simplified

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Posted: | Transparency & Data

We recently took some data from the IRS and made it even better.

Data Wednesday: Downloading Data

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Posted: | Transparency & Data

In the latest Data Wednesday post, learn how move data from the Federal Priorities Database to a spreadsheet on your own computer. From there, you're free to combine it with other spreadsheets, apply your own formulas, create graphs, or do anything else you can dream up.

Federal Spending in New Hampshire

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Posted: | Budget Process

Senior research analyst Mattea Kramer explains how much federal money flows into New Hampshire to assist New Hampshire residents and keep the state government solvent.

The Role of Federal Money in Your State

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Posted: | Budget Process, Transparency & Data

NPP recently examined the role of federal money in Iowa and New Hampshire. Key data in this report came from our Federal Priorities Database and are available to anyone interested in researching other states: Federal Aid to Individuals (1993-2010) Federal Tax Collection (1998-2010) Federal Aid to Individuals Using a report from ...

New Data: Federal Aid to Individuals

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Our new-ish General Budget category now has its second dataset: Federal Aid to Individuals: total federal dollars spent directly on or on behalf of individuals.

Data Wednesday: Table View

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Posted: | Transparency & Data

The latest Data Wednesday installment shows you how to view Federal Priorities Database search results in a table.

Federal Spending Keeps Iowa, New Hampshire Afloat

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Posted: | Budget Process

This month the first voters head to the polls to decide who will be the Republican nominee for president. National Priorities Project took a look at the extent to which residents of the first primary states, Iowa and New Hampshire, receive federal support—even if they may be unaware of it. ...