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3 Alarming NDAA Provisions You Should Know About

Blog - /blog/2016/05/23/3-alarming-ndaa-provisions/

May 23, 2016 - House lawmakers passed the NDAA last week with so many controversial provisions, the president has already issued a veto threat. 

Cellphones Bigger than a Backpack (Or Why Universal Preschool Isn’t a Priority)

Blog - /blog/2016/05/11/cellphones-bigger-backpack-or-why-universal-preschool-isnt-priority/

May 11, 2016 - Some things are better left in the past. Huge Pentagon budgets should be one of them.

Pentagon Spending is Out of Control

Blog - /blog/2016/05/10/pentagon-spending-out-control/

May 10, 2016 - The Pentagon's budget should be better - not bigger. 

Senator McCain is Right: No Secrecy for Northrop Grumman on B-21

Blog - /blog/2016/04/27/senator-mccain-right-no-secrecy-northrop-grumman-b-21/

April 27, 2016 - Senator John McCain has had enough of government secrecy and bloated Pentagon projects.

4 Things Congress Has Been Doing Instead of Passing a Budget Resolution

Blog - /blog/2016/04/26/4-things-congress-has-been-doing-instead-passing-budget-resolution/

April 26, 2016 - What's Congress been doing instead of passing a budget resolution? We name 4 things.

We’re in Federal Budget Limbo

Blog - /blog/2016/04/19/were-federal-budget-limbo/

April 19, 2016 - This is why we can’t have nice things: last week, lawmakers in Congress missed a huge budget deadline.

Competing Visions 2016

Analysis - /analysis/2016/competing-visions-2016/

March 21, 2016 - National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up to Americans’ priorities.

Tax Day 2016: Notes and Sources

Analysis - /analysis/2016/tax-day-2016/tax-day-2016-notes-and-sources/

March 10, 2016 - Tax Day shows how your income taxes were spent. Notes & Sources describes our data sources and how we analyzed the numbers.

Five Reasons to Support the #PeoplesBudget

Blog - /blog/2016/03/03/five-reasons-support-peoplesbudget/

March 3, 2016 -   Ask your member of Congress to support the People’s Budget!   We’ve just gotten our hands on the People’s Budget, released today, and so far we’re big fans. Here ar...

Super Tuesday: Federal Funding in Twelve States

Blog - /blog/2016/03/01/super-tuesday-federal-funding-ten-states/

March 1, 2016 - Super Tuesday is here. Twelve states will vote in the 2016 presidential primary.

Does the President’s Budget Achieve our New Year’s Resolutions?

Blog - /blog/2016/02/24/does-presidents-budget-achieve-our-new-years-resolutions/

Feb. 24, 2016 - ...federal budget work for all Americans. Does President Obama's budget proposal achieve them?

How Nevada and South Carolina Depend on Federal Spending

Blog - /blog/2016/02/23/how-nevada-and-south-carolina-depend-federal-spending/

Feb. 23, 2016 - ...federal funding makes its way to these states.

The President's 2017 Budget Proposal in Pictures

Analysis - /analysis/2016/presidents-2017-budget-in-pictures/

Feb. 17, 2016 - The National Priorities Project breaks down President Obama’s $4.2 trillion budget proposal in a series of pictures.

President Obama Proposes 2017 Budget

Analysis - /analysis/2016/president-obamas-2017-budget/

Feb. 11, 2016 - New proposal calls for investment in domestic priorities but also prioritizes Pentagon spending and military force.  

National Priorities Project Statement On President Obama’s Last Budget Proposal

Blog - /blog/2016/02/09/national-priorities-project-statement-president-obamas-last-budget-proposal/

Feb. 9, 2016 - President Obama’s last budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is a mix of old and new, of longshot proposals and sure bets.

Federal Funds and Primaries in New Hampshire and Iowa

Blog - /blog/2016/01/27/federal-funds-and-primaries-new-hampshire-and-iowa/

Jan. 27, 2016 - ...federal government contributes to those two states. 

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy

Blog - /blog/2016/01/19/martin-luther-king-jrs-legacy/

Jan. 19, 2016 - Many of us remember his tireless works around civil rights, but there was more to his legacy.

Three New Year’s Resolutions for 2016

Blog - /blog/2016/01/06/three-new-years-resolutions-2016/

Jan. 6, 2016 - It might take more than one year to get there, but here’s where we need to head in 2016.

We Set 3 Resolutions for Congress in 2015. Here’s How They Did

Blog - /blog/2016/01/05/we-set-3-resolutions-congress-2015-heres-how-they-did/

Jan. 5, 2016 - We’re all familiar with making New Year’s resolutions and not keeping them.

Omnibus and Tax Package Defeat “Poison Pill” Riders, Lay Out Spending for Pentagon and Domestic Programs

Blog - /blog/2015/12/17/omnibus-and-tax-package-defeat-poison-pill-riders-lay-out-spending-pentagon-and-domestic-programs/

Dec. 17, 2015 - ...federal budget for fiscal year 2016. This counts as a serious win.