Blog - /blog/2013/06/24/hot-summer-budget-battle-2-2014-budget/
June 24, 2013 - They don't agree on much, but in at least one way the House and Senate are on the same page: They both want to increase military funding next year.
Blog - /blog/2013/06/19/faces-budget-student-aid-and-student-debt/
June 19, 2013 - When Richard, a retired Air Force officer, went to college in 1960, student debt was not something people worried about. Fifty years later, everything has changed.
Blog - /blog/2013/06/14/recent-impacts-grant-funding-state-level-programs/
June 14, 2013 - ...federal programs, but also meant reductions for federal spending at the state and local level.
Blog - /blog/2013/06/12/social-security-and-medicare-ties-bind/
June 12, 2013 - Nearly every American is intimately connected with the earned benefits Social Security and Medicare – first as a contributor then as a recipient. Nearly 90% of us indicated that we’re in f...
Blog - /blog/2013/06/06/coming-together-challenge/
June 6, 2013 - NPP successfully met our May Gift Challenge, thanks to the generosity of our online community!
Blog - /blog/2013/06/05/civic-hackers-conclude-federal-spending-transparency-nonexistent/
June 5, 2013 - ...federal spending data in USASpending.gov with numbers reported in the federal budget.
Blog - /blog/2013/05/29/introducing-tax-expenditures/
May 29, 2013 - The special tax break for investment income – also known as capital gains and dividends – will let taxpayers off the hook for more than $61 billion in taxes this year. Most of th...
Blog - /blog/2013/05/28/cost-war-will-tackle-new-terrain/
May 28, 2013 - ...federal spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But now the Cost of War site is going to tackle new terrain.
Blog - /blog/2013/05/22/millennial-middle-america/
May 22, 2013 - Millennial America – the generation born between 1981 and 2000 – is bigger than the boomers and values innovation, government stewardship and community investment. That means the time is r...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/05/21/how-america-became-a-third-world-country/
May 21, 2013 - ...federal budget cuts known as sequestration went into effect. They went on for a decade, making no exception for effective programs vital to America’s economic health that were al...
Blog - /blog/2013/05/09/where-are-we-now-its-appropriations-season/
May 13, 2013 - ...federal programs and the Pentagon.But first, let’s take a step back. Actually, ...
Blog - /blog/2013/05/09/open-data-executive-order-shows-path-forward/
May 9, 2013 - Today, the White House is issuing a new Executive Order on Open Data -- one that is significantly different from the open data policies that have come before it -- reflecting Sunlight's...
Blog - /blog/2013/05/08/congress-prevents-flight-delays-lying-ignores-victims-domestic-violence/
May 8, 2013 - Last week we explained that Congress was rushing to prevent airport delays, even as education programs and services for vulnerable Americans - such as shelters for victims of domestic v...
Blog - /blog/2013/05/07/pathway-better-federal-budget/
May 7, 2013 - ...federal budget reflects the priorities of the American people.
Blog - /blog/2013/05/06/how-much-foreign-aid-does-us-give-away/
May 6, 2013 - Back in October I wrote a blog post here about how much the U.S. spends on diplomacy and foreign aid. "Very little," I wrote back then.
Blog - /blog/2013/04/30/sequestration-useless-baggage/
April 30, 2013 - ...Federal Aviation Administration override strict sequestration rules and redirect funds within its budget. And they did so with lightning speed.
Blog - /blog/2013/04/29/how-budget-cuts-affect-special-education-programs/
April 29, 2013 - The cost of education for a child with disabilities can be double the amount needed for a child without disabilities. Many students with special needs require multiple services such as classroom...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/04/26/the-great-surveillance-boom/
April 26, 2013 - FORTUNE -- Video surveillance is big business. Expect it to get bigger. After law enforcement used closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to help identify last week's Boston bombing suspects, lawmak...
Blog - /blog/2013/04/15/top-five-things-know-about-pentagons-budget-request/
April 17, 2013 - Last week the Obama Administration released its long-overdue budget request for fiscal year 2014. As part of the request, the administration is seeking $526.6 billion for the Pentagon. This amount doe...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/president-obamas-fiscal-year-2014-budget/
April 10, 2013 - Overview and details of President Obama's 2014 budget proposal, including proposed reductions in Social Security benefits.
