Blog - /blog/2015/03/20/competing-visions-what-budget-proposal-best-matches-americans-priorities/
March 20, 2015 - Check out our new Competing Visions analysis that examines how the major budget proposals stack up against Americans' priorities on 15 major issues including job creation, education, wa...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/competing-visions-2015/
March 19, 2015 - National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-notes-and-sources/
March 16, 2015 - ...federal funds from trust funds. Trust funds, generated from sources such as payroll taxes, can only be used for specific programs like Social Security and Medicare. All other funds are feder...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-seven-things-you-should-know-about-taxes/
March 16, 2015 - ...federal government.[1] To see how federal money impacts your state, visit State Smart. 2. You pay the federal government’s bills. Around 80 percent of all federal tax revenue comes from t...
Blog - /blog/2015/03/04/congress-approves-department-homeland-security-funding/
March 4, 2015 - Three days before another potential government shutdown, Congress voted yesterday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of the fiscal year which ends on Se...
Blog - /blog/2015/02/27/lawmakers-pass-stop-gap-bill-fund-department-homeland-security/
Feb. 27, 2015 - If Congressional lawmakers cannot come to agreement on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by midnight tonight, tens of thousands of workers could be furloughed and hundred...
Blog - /blog/2015/02/20/lawmakers-disagree-department-homeland-security/
Feb. 20, 2015 - Just five legislative days remain between now and the end of next week, making a shutdown of DHS more and more likely.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/20/budget-five-small-steps-forward-one-big-step-back/
Feb. 20, 2015 - On February 2, President Obama released a budget outline for fiscal year 2016 with many proposals that reflect Americans' most cherished values and priorities, according to opinion polls. The $4 trill...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/12/pentagon-sequestrations-doubly-bad-policy/
Feb. 12, 2015 - One of the biggest battles facing Congress this year is whether to keep the budget caps and cuts known as sequestration in place, and one of the most curious features of the sequester is the insistenc...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/11/doug-hall-obama-budget-2016-step-right-direction/
Feb. 11, 2015 - NORTHAMPTON — On Feb. 2, President Obama released a budget outline for fiscal year 2016 that should be widely popular with the American people. The $4 trillion proposal is only a starting point ...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/presidents-2016-budget-in-pictures/presidents-proposed-total-spending-fy2016/
Feb. 9, 2015 - ...federal spending in fiscal year 2016, an increase of more than 5 percent over the total 2015 spending level. This includes every type of federal spending, from funding for discretionary programs like ...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/president-obamas-2016-budget/
Feb. 4, 2015 - President Obama's budget proposal includes spending above sequestration caps for defense and non-defense, and many initiatives that would be widely popular with Americans.
Blog - /blog/2015/02/04/top-four-things-you-need-know-about-obamas-fy2016-budget-proposal/
Feb. 4, 2015 - We've analyzed the key funding initiatives in President Obama's FY2016 budget and how they match up to Americans' priorities.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/national-priorities-project-reacts-presidents-fiscal-year-2016-budget/
Feb. 2, 2015 - President Obama today released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016. The $4 trillion spending and tax proposal includes funding that would provide two years of tuition-free community college ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/02/money-chase-2016-us-budget-out-today-be-ready/
Feb. 2, 2015 - ...federal budget cycle is set to kick off today at 11:30 am in Washington, D.C., when the White House releases its spending request to Congress for the 2016 fiscal year that begins in October. Many rese...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/01/obamas-buget-5-things-to-watch/
Feb. 1, 2015 - ...Federal Budget and a veteran of the budget process on Capitol Hill. In 2012, the White House released a white paper that outlined general principles about corporate tax reform, Lorenzen said, but it&...
Blog - /blog/2015/01/27/what-you-need-know-about-presidents-tax-plan/
Jan. 27, 2015 - About a week and a half ago, the White House released a plan to “simplify our complex tax code” and “make it fairer by eliminating some of the biggest loopholes.”&nbs...
Blog - /blog/2015/01/21/state-union-2015/
Jan. 21, 2015 - President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was as notable for what it included as for what it didn’t include. We give you the lowdown on gridlock, climate chan...
Blog - /blog/2015/01/15/obama-proposes-free-community-college/
Jan. 15, 2015 - The White House has announced that President Obama will reveal a proposal to allow students to attend community college free for up to two years.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/01/12/federal-grant-programs-states-chopping-block/
Jan. 12, 2015 - Federal Grant Programs for States Are on the Chopping Block Timothy B. Clark House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by other House Republican leaders, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill...
