Blog - /blog/2011/11/14/Budgeting-by-CR/
Nov. 14, 2011 - Just like last year, the new fiscal year began on October 1, 2011 with no federal budget in place. And just like last year, the U.S. government is being funded through a Continuing Resolution (CR) &nd...
Blog - /blog/2011/11/07/data-story-childrens-health-insurance-program-chip/
Nov. 7, 2011 - This data story compares the health insurance coverage rate of children under 18 and adults in the 18 to 64-year-old category.
Blog - /blog/2011/10/04/Build_Better_Budget/
Oct. 4, 2011 - ...federal budget on the backs of the most marginalized Americans. This crusade to drag government into the bathroom and drown it will, over time, result in the erosion or near eradication of programs th...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/28/updated-data-38-expenditures/
Sept. 28, 2011 - ...Federal Funds Report, which tracks federal government expenditures or obligations.
Analysis - /analysis/2011/year-end-wrap-up/
Sept. 28, 2011 - September 30th marks the end of the fiscal year for the U.S. Government, and if you've had trouble following events in Washington, you're in good company. NPP pulls together key events of 2011 and off...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/28/two-big-federal-priorities-database-updates/
Sept. 28, 2011 - ...Federal Priorities Database: poverty numbers are now pulled from the American Community Survey and include last week's release, and all 38 expenditure datasets are now current through FY 2010. Click t...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/23/We_hear_you_Grover_Norquist/
Sept. 23, 2011 - ...federal budget process in time for the October 1 turn of the fiscal year. Last year, we were dragged through eight painful continuing resolutions lasting until mid-April – leading ultimately to decrea...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/22/deficit-reduction-or-class-warfare/
Sept. 22, 2011 - Obama's speech in the Rose Garden on Monday outlined his proposal to control deficit spending, which features the “Buffet Rule” to ensure that households earning over $1 million do not pay a lower tax...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/20/cost_of_war/
Sept. 20, 2011 - 10 numbers you need to know: $1.26 Trillion – Total amount appropriated by Congress for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through the end of Fiscal Year 2011 (September 30, 2011) – $797.3 billion for I...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/16/new-data-adult-education/
Sept. 16, 2011 - We've added a new expenditure. Adult Education: grants to states that fund local programs of adult education and literacy services.
Blog - /blog/2011/09/16/expenditures-turn/
Sept. 16, 2011 - ...federal expenditure data, why we don't show all 10 million rows of it, and an API sneak peek.
Blog - /blog/2011/09/14/mapping-essential-data/
Sept. 14, 2011 - ...Federal Priorities Database, a tool which compares the way our nation spends money with the social impact of these expenditures. The database tracks both federal spending and social indicators (e.g., ...
Blog - /blog/2011/08/31/unemployment-insurance-overview/
Aug. 31, 2011 - ...federal government and the states: each state sets its own recipient critera based on federal guidelines. The federal government collects taxes from employers, which go into a Trust Fund that pays ...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/end-year-military-spending-wrap-up/
Aug. 26, 2011 - In the coming weeks the “Super Committee” of twelve Senators and Members of Congress will begin deliberating ways to generate as much as $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade. B...
Blog - /blog/2011/08/25/new-data-school-districts/
Aug. 25, 2011 - We've made 13 school district-level datasets available for viewing and downloading.
Blog - /blog/2011/08/16/How-Safe-Are-You/
Aug. 16, 2011 - NOTE: This article originally appeared on TomDispatch.com.The killing of Osama Bin Laden did not put cuts in national security spending on the table, but the debt-ceiling debate finally did. And mild ...
Blog - /blog/2011/08/01/congress-to-pass-debt-deal/
Aug. 1, 2011 - Well, people, it's August 1, just hours away from the deadline for raising the debt-ceiling and avoiding a disastrous U.S. credit default. As this story has unfolded, we've had some laughs, shared som...
Blog - /blog/2011/07/28/precarious-position-anti-poverty-programs/
July 28, 2011 - ...federal debt draws near. On one side, House Republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling without a ...
Blog - /blog/2011/07/07/everythings-amazing-and-nobodys-happy-where-we-are-right-now-debt-deal/
July 7, 2011 - ...federal deficit reduced. The thing is, it's incredibly difficult to get all ...
Blog - /blog/2011/06/30/dead-budget-society-or-why-appropriations-process-doesnt-matter-right-now/
June 30, 2011 - Oh Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done; Our ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting! Well...not quite. Although...
