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...
Video - /videos/2013/5/6/competing-budget-proposals-for-2014/
May 6, 2013 - Competing Budget Proposals for 2014 Chris Hellman describes differences between budget proposals put out by President Obama, Rep. Paul Ryan and the House, Sen. Patty Murray and the Senate, and the Con...
Blog - /blog/2013/04/30/sequestration-useless-baggage/
April 30, 2013 - They’ve hit a new low. Citing significant concerns about long lines at airports and flight delays caused by the furlough of air-traffic controllers, Congress let the Federal Aviation Admini...
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/2013/04/29/im-sequestration-fly-me/
April 29, 2013 - Just as we’re bemoaning our narcoleptic Congress (see our latest, “Do-Nothing Congress Gives Inertia a Bad Name”), the august body suddenly awakes and springs into action as if ...
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...
Blog - /blog/2013/04/10/president-obamas-2014-budget-top-5-things-know/
April 10, 2013 - Today President Obama released his fiscal 2014 budget proposal, which set a record for arriving two months after the legal deadline of the first Monday in February. Here are the top five things to kno...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/fiscal-year-2014-pentagon-budget-analysis/
April 10, 2013 - Overview, highlights, and details of the Pentagon's 2014 budget request.
Blog - /blog/2013/04/08/presidents-budget-why-it-still-matters/
April 8, 2013 - Back in January, however, the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced it would delay the scheduled Feb. 4 release of the president’s fiscal year 2014 budget request until e...
Blog - /blog/2013/03/25/march-madness-tale-two-budgets/
March 25, 2013 - After months of inaction on the federal budget, Congress is now wrapping up work on two – the budget for fiscal year 2013, which began back on Oct. 1, 2012, and the first steps in a budget for f...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/03/22/a-post-iraq-security-consensus/
March 22, 2013 - On the tenth anniversary of George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq, we may be witnessing a seismic shift in America's politics of national security. After decades of using hawkish positions for partisan ad...
Blog - /blog/2013/03/20/there-federal-budget-2013-detailed-updates/
March 20, 2013 - Last week I explained that the federal government is operating on a temporary spending bill called a continuing resolution instead of a real budget for fiscal 2013. That continuing...
Blog - /blog/2013/03/14/5-things-know-paul-ryan-budget-senate-budget-and-congressional-progressive-caucus/
March 14, 2013 - Three budget proposals for 2014 arrived in Congress this week – one authored by House Budget Chair Paul Ryan, another by Senate Budget Chair Patty Murray, and one by the Congressional Progr...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/budget-proposals-2014/
March 14, 2013 - National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Blog - /blog/2013/03/12/how-sequestration-will-lead-less-informed-budgeting/
March 13, 2013 - The Census Bureau is yet another agency impacted by the sequester, and result could be delayed release of some key economic data. Cutting this bureau's funds could lead to uninformed budgeting and the...
Blog - /blog/2013/03/12/house-budget-chair-paul-ryan-releases-2014-budget/
March 12, 2013 - Today House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan released his budget resolution for fiscal 2014. The proposal includes many of the same elements as his proposal last year – ...
Blog - /blog/2013/03/11/there-federal-budget-its-even-worse-you-thought/
March 11, 2013 - News about the federal budget is almost impossible to follow, so here’s some straight talk about whether or not there’s a federal budget for 2013 and why things are even worse than they se...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/03/11/policy-priorities-where-is-american-dream/
March 11, 2013 - Once upon a time, the "American Dream" was thought to be life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as defined by an adequate-paying job, a house, and equal opportunity for a higher standard of life...
