Blog - /blog/2014/10/23/new-open-federal-spending-data-week-one/
Oct. 23, 2014 - One week after launch, NPP presents hard-hitting analysis of the most popular State Smart states.
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/2014/10/16/state-smart-better-federal-budget-open-data/
Oct. 16, 2014 - ...federal spending data.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/10/16/government-cut-valuable-report-on-federal-spending/
Oct. 16, 2014 - ...federal budget accessible to the public, is unveiling a website, State Smart, that offers visitors a look at dozens of ways in which federal dollars are funneled to states and vice versa. A ...
Blog - /blog/2014/10/15/spotlight-npps-debt-and-deficit-voters-guide/
Oct. 15, 2014 - ...federal programs and ran a budget deficit. The good news is that budget deficits are no cause for great alarm; they are pretty common. In fact, over the past half century, the U.S. has ...
Blog - /blog/2014/10/08/spotlight-education-and-student-loans-voters-guide/
Oct. 8, 2014 - This week, we’re spotlighting our education-themed voter’s guides with facts about Education, Student Loans and Student Debt.
Blog - /blog/2014/10/06/countdown-2014-nobel-peace-prize-announcement/
Oct. 7, 2014 - NPP is a 2014 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is being announced on Friday.
Blog - /blog/2014/10/03/participatory-budgeting-can-transform-our-democracy/
Oct. 3, 2014 - ...budgeting (“PB”), at the third annual PB Conference, held this year in Oakland (and nearby Vallejo), California. [I was invited to speak on two panels--one...
Blog - /blog/2014/10/03/npp-us-treasury-heres-why-spending-data-matters/
Oct. 3, 2014 - ...federal spending data to the U.S. Treasury Department.
Blog - /blog/2014/10/02/state-smart-federal-grants-your-state/
Oct. 2, 2014 - ...federal grants that go directly to state governments and ultimately affect people in our communitites.
Blog - /blog/2014/09/24/millennial-perspective-promise-participatory-budgeting/
Sept. 24, 2014 - ...Budgeting Conference taking place in San Francisco on September 25-27 on how to influence the federal budget process. In honor of the power of participation, we bring you a guest post from Tarsi ...
Blog - /blog/2014/09/23/spotlight-npps-social-security-and-unemployment-insurance-voters-guides/
Sept. 23, 2014 - ...federal budget issues like these into easily digestible facts and provide you with important questions for the candidates.
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/2014/09/17/state-smart-income-business-and-other-taxes-your-state/
Sept. 18, 2014 - ...federal tax contributions.
Blog - /blog/2014/09/17/spotlight-npps-taxes-and-revenue-voters-guides/
Sept. 17, 2014 - ...federal budget issues and even provide you with questions for the candidates.
Blog - /blog/2014/09/09/spotlight-npps-military-and-war-spending-voter-guides/
Sept. 9, 2014 - ...budget that has topped $1.5 trillion since 2001 and ongoing cuts to domestic programs, military spending raises serious questiosn for voters in the upcoming November 4 election.
Blog - /blog/2014/09/04/election-2014-voters-guide-federal-budget/
Sept. 4, 2014 - ...federal budget issues.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/voters-guides-2014/
Sept. 4, 2014 - ...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 for it all through taxes and the role of deficits and ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/08/27/government-giving-too-much-money/
Aug. 27, 2014 - ...federal government, we are spending more than we earn, making debt one of the defining characteristics of the U.S. economy. The problem at the household level is staggering. Americans held just over ...
