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.
Analysis - /analysis/2016/competing-visions-2016/
March 21, 2016 - National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up to Americans’ priorities.
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.
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...
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.
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?
Blog - /blog/2016/02/23/how-nevada-and-south-carolina-depend-federal-spending/
Feb. 23, 2016 - ...federal funding makes its way to these states.
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.
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.
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.
Blog - /blog/2016/01/27/federal-funds-and-primaries-new-hampshire-and-iowa/
Jan. 27, 2016 - ...federal government contributes to those two states.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-extenders-explained/
Dec. 9, 2015 - National Priorities Project answers important questions related to the temporary tax breaks known as the “tax extenders.”
Blog - /blog/2015/12/03/bipartisan-highway-bill-should-raise-gas-tax/
Dec. 4, 2015 - The 5-year highway bill revives the Export-Import bank and fails to raise the gas tax.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/early-childhood-education-fact-sheet/
Nov. 9, 2015 - It’s time for us to recognize that preschool is essential for our kids, our families, and our economy. And we can afford it.
Blog - /blog/2015/10/30/bipartisan-budget-deal-averts-devastating-cuts-lets-pentagon-sidestep-caps/
Oct. 30, 2015 - Hidden within the surprise budget deal unveiled on Tuesday is a major windfall for the Pentagon: the inclusion of a $59 billion slush fund that will bring total Pentagon spending over the $600 billion...
Blog - /blog/2015/10/08/congress-sends-national-defense-authorization-act-president/
Oct. 8, 2015 - Yesterday, in a 70-27 vote, lawmakers in the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which lays out how the Pentagon might spend its 2016 $612 billion budget.