As the flags wave, the fireworks fly, and AAA forecasts that 41 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles from home this Independence Day weekend, a transportation crisis is in the works. The Highway Trust Fund – the federal fund that’s used to repair our highways and bridges – is about to run out of money by the end of the summer.

A note from NPP's new executive director Doug Hall.

 In 12 short weeks, NPP and Peace Action has visited 4 states and reached more than 60 participants with our groundbreaking "Move the Money" trainings, encouraging local communities to engage in the federal budget process, learn about current spending priorities, and develop strategies for how to change them.

Here's one way we could help Millenials attain higher education without burgeoning student loan debt.

Federal Budget 101, one of NPP's most popular resources, gets an update. Find out what's new.

Last month we re-launched a major portion of our website, organizing our federal budget research content into eight issue areas. This week, we bring you key steps in the federal budget process.

The average American taxpayer paid $11,715 in income taxes in 2013. Here's 13 surprising charts that show how the federal government spent those tax dollars.

If you want a story about the illogic that rules Washington, look no further than this.

Yesterday NPP released its fourth annual, one-of-a-kind Competing Visions analysis, which compares the president’s budget proposal to two significantly different alternatives.

Today we released The President's 2015 Budget in Pictures, a series of colorful charts telling the story of the priorities in the president's budget.