Blog - /blog/2012/03/07/cut_spending/
March 8, 2012 - In a recent blog my colleague Mattea noted that a February poll by the Hill of likely voters found that the top priority for 45 percent of respondents was "job creation." In close second, with 40 perc...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/deficit/
Feb. 29, 2012 - Deficits mattea If the president is correct about projected spending and revenues in fiscal 2013, the U.S. Treasury will collect $2.9 trillion in taxes and the federal government will run a de...
Blog - /blog/2012/02/22/data-story-programs-highlighted-budget-request/
Feb. 22, 2012 - Our latest data story highlights some of the historical federal spending patterns for several grant programs featured in President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal year 2013.
Analysis - /analysis/2012/analysis-fiscal-year-2013-pentagon-spending-request/
Feb. 16, 2012 - On February 14, 2012 the Obama Administration released the government's Fiscal Year 2013 budget request. The budget proposal includes $525 billion for the Department of Defense, not including funding ...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/talking-about-military-spending-and-the-pentagon-budget/
Feb. 8, 2012 - An FAQ focused on the immediate and long-term impact of projected Pentagon spending.
Blog - /blog/2012/01/27/hoping-to-build-a-country-thats-built-to-last/
Jan. 27, 2012 - Jackie Bray is a single mother who lost her job as a mechanic but has a new one working at a wind turbine factory in Charlotte, North Carolina. In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, Pres...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/an-economy-thats-built-to-last-the-2012-state-of-the-union-address/
Jan. 26, 2012 - National Priorities Project takes apart President Obama’s last State of the Union Address in his first term as president.
Blog - /blog/2011/12/20/end-year-cleanup/
Dec. 20, 2011 - We're getting ready for 2012 by doing a little cleanup in the Federal Priorities Database.
Blog - /blog/2011/12/15/Millions-of-Workers-Facing-Loss-of-Unemployment-Benefits/
Dec. 15, 2011 - This week’s headlines from Washington have focused on an end of year budget deal that would avoid a federal government shutdown and the expiration of a temporary reduction in workers’ Soci...
Blog - /blog/2011/12/08/the-shakedown-on-the-payroll-tax-cut-extension/
Dec. 9, 2011 - In Monday’s budget brief, NPP’s senior research analyst Chris Hellman explained the payroll tax cut and President Obama's proposal to extend it. But the proposal is controversial—it'...
Blog - /blog/2011/11/17/Lets-Make-a-Deal/
Nov. 17, 2011 - With its Nov. 23 deadline looming, members of the congressional “Super Committee” have a range of options as they try to find at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction over the next deca...
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/2011/10/25/money-out-and-money-in/
Oct. 25, 2011 - There’s so much talk these days about federal deficits and cutting spending. So we at NPP thought it would be good to talk about tax revenues—the other half of the budget picture—and...
Blog - /blog/2011/10/04/Build_Better_Budget/
Oct. 4, 2011 - Right now our elected officials are trying to balance the federal budget on the backs of the most marginalized Americans. This crusade to drag government into the bathroom and drown it will, over time...
Blog - /blog/2011/10/03/data-story-pell-grants/
Oct. 3, 2011 - The Federal Priorities Database shows how the Federal Pell Grant program has recently benefitted from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (i.e., stimulus money).
Blog - /blog/2011/09/28/updated-data-38-expenditures/
Sept. 28, 2011 - 38 datasets have been updated to reflect yesterday's release of the FY 2010 Consolidated 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/2011/09/23/data-story-wic-benefits-and-participation/
Sept. 23, 2011 - Our new featured data story is WIC benefits and participation.
Blog - /blog/2011/09/23/We_hear_you_Grover_Norquist/
Sept. 23, 2011 - Here we go again. For the second year in a row, Congress will not complete the federal budget process in time for the October 1 turn of the fiscal year. Last year, we were dragged through eight painfu...
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...
