Analysis - /analysis/2014/whats-cromnibus-extended-analysis/
Dec. 15, 2014 - On Saturday, the Senate passed a U.S. budget that avoided a government shutdown, set the stage for a February showdown over immigration, relaxed financial investment rules implemented under the Dodd-F...
Blog - /blog/2014/12/12/there-2015-budget-yet/
Dec. 12, 2014 - Throughout the day yesterday, sources were reporting that the massive $1.1 trillion spending deal lawmakers have been negotiating for weeks would not pass because there were not sufficient v...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/12/12/buried-within-omnibus-bill-long-term-blank-check/
Dec. 12, 2014 - Analysts warn that "emergency" war spending fund, which was supposed to be temporary, has become permanent fixture that inflates Pentagon's budget
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/12/12/the-ominous-cromnibus/
Dec. 12, 2014 - With all of the justifiable anger directed at what’s in the 2015 spending bill – the omnibus continuing resolution or “cromnibus” – that the House struggled to ...
Blog - /blog/2014/12/11/whats-cromnibus/
Dec. 11, 2014 - Spending caps, immigration, the F-35, military pay raises, Dodd-Frank, campaign contributions and more: here's what's in the budget bill.
Blog - /blog/2014/12/03/wielding-power-purse/
Dec. 3, 2014 - Wielding the power of the purse has become a convenient way to get at policy positions that some lawmakers don’t agree with.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/state-smart-federal-funds-50-states/
Nov. 20, 2014 - NPP's State Smart offers an easy-to-use look at dozens of ways that federal dollars flow between states and the U.S. Treasury. This report examines the influence of the Great Recession on these dynami...
Blog - /blog/2014/11/19/executive-action-immigration-win-federal-budget-and-economy/
Nov. 19, 2014 - Immigration reform is a positive for the United States in many ways, and not least is the positive impact such reform would have on the federal budget.
Blog - /blog/2014/11/19/whats-so-important-about-tax-extenders/
Nov. 19, 2014 - “Tax extenders” can be a tough topic to figure out, which is why we just published “Tax Extenders, Explained.” This blog explains why tax extenders are so important.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/tax-extenders-faq/
Nov. 19, 2014 - National Priorities Project answers important questions related to the temporary tax breaks known as the “tax extenders.”
Blog - /blog/2014/11/11/how-much-do-we-spend-our-nations-veterans/
Nov. 11, 2014 - Last week news broke that 629 U.S. troops believe they were exposed to chemical warfare agents while overseas more than a decade ago. This begs the question: how much does our nation s...
Blog - /blog/2014/10/29/npp-brings-you-competing-visions-election-edition/
Oct. 29, 2014 - This week, we revisit our popular Competing Visions analysis and provide you with a breakdown of how some lawmakers propose divvying up the federal budget. Because that’s what all our ...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/competing-visions-election/
Oct. 29, 2014 - NPP revisits its Competing Visions analysis that shows how lawmakers would break down the federal budget.
Blog - /blog/2014/10/22/what-has-us-spent-fighting-ebola/
Oct. 22, 2014 - What has the U.S. spent fighting Ebola? It seems nobody really knows. One thing we do know: it’s not a lot.
Blog - /blog/2014/09/24/millennial-perspective-promise-participatory-budgeting/
Sept. 24, 2014 - NPP Executive Director Doug Hall will present at the Participatory Budgeting Conference taking place in San Francisco on September 25-27 on how to influence the federal budget process. In honor o...
Blog - /blog/2014/09/22/congress-passes-spending-bill-top-three-takeaways/
Sept. 22, 2014 - Congress has settled how the government will spend billions of dollars over the next couple of months. From Syria to our own homegrown border crisis, here’s what you need to know.
Blog - /blog/2014/09/19/peoplesclimate-and-peoples-budget-worthsaving/
Sept. 19, 2014 - Even the Pentagon has called climate change a national security threat. Why do we spend so little on climate change initiatives compared to so much on other programs?
Blog - /blog/2014/09/16/notsofast-americamustknow-whenwillitend/
Sept. 16, 2014 - In the wake of President Obama’s speech to the nation last Wednesday, and with a bill in Congress today authorizing further military action against ISIS, we are left with several troubling quest...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/voters-guides-2014/
Sept. 4, 2014 - Our Voter’s Guides give you the low-down on our federal government’s role in vital systems we all care about, including education, health care, and the military, as well as how we can pay ...
Blog - /blog/2014/08/19/15-trillion-and-counting-what-new-involvement-iraq-means-federal-spending/
Aug. 19, 2014 - As President Obama allowed a trickle of troops back into Iraq, and air strikes are expected to continue for weeks or months, Americans are wary about our role in a conflict most of us t...
