Blog - /blog/2013/09/25/will-government-shut-down/
Sept. 25, 2013 - ...federal government’s new fiscal year and the deadline for Congress to pass some sort of a spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown.
Blog - /blog/2013/09/23/operation-secret-loopholes/
Sept. 23, 2013 - ...budget, tax reform is happening in secret.
Blog - /blog/2013/09/19/data-transparency-2013/
Sept. 19, 2013 - Last week, I attended the Data Transparency Coalition’s inaugural conference: Data Transparency 2013. Although the usual open government data suspects from nonprofits and the public sector atten...
Blog - /blog/2013/09/18/big-tax-breaks-equal-big-cash-top-1/
Sept. 18, 2013 - ...federal government more than $1 trillion – as much as all discretionary spending in the federal budget. Tax breaks are all different kinds of credits, deductions, and exclusions that allow ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/09/14/biggest-beneficiary-federal-tax-breaks/
Sept. 14, 2013 - ...federal tax breaks go to individual taxpayers. Since the government started accounting for tax preferences in 1974, the value of individual tax breaks has increased seven times faster than that of co...
Blog - /blog/2013/09/12/washington-spend-trillions-2014-will-spend-trillions-14-who-knows-what/
Sept. 12, 2013 - Congress failed to make funding decisions for fiscal 2014 on its regular time-frame, and now the debate on Syria has jumped to the front of the line. That means Congress is going to make som...
Blog - /blog/2013/09/09/congress-returns-syria-potential-shutdowns-and-dysfunction/
Sept. 9, 2013 - ...Federal Budget U.S. fiscal year 2013 will end ...
Blog - /blog/2013/09/05/last-week-recess-now-about-budget-and-debt-ceiling/
Sept. 5, 2013 - Congress returns to Washington next week, and they have a lot of work to get done. Use our fact sheets to brush up on the issues.
Blog - /blog/2013/08/26/student-reflects-government-aid/
Aug. 26, 2013 - ...federal budget.
Blog - /blog/2013/08/21/how-healthy-arizona/
Aug. 21, 2013 - This summer has been full of surprises.
Blog - /blog/2013/08/19/medicare-medicaid-and-obamacare-whats-happening/
Aug. 19, 2013 - ...federal health programs.
Blog - /blog/2013/08/12/whats-happening-with-federal-budget-debt-ceiling/
Aug. 12, 2013 - You've heard whispers. Perhaps here and there in the news there's been mention, yet again, of the potential for a government shutdown. So here's the update you need – in handy cheat-sheet f...
Blog - /blog/2013/08/08/summer-intern-profile-nicholas-petsas/
Aug. 8, 2013 - My name is Nicholas William Petsas. I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and currently live in Tucson where I attend the University of Arizona Honors College.
Blog - /blog/2013/08/07/tax-reform-secret-project/
Aug. 7, 2013 - The top 5 fun facts about the $1.2 trillion project that's happening behind closed doors.
Blog - /blog/2013/08/01/summer-intern-profile-jackie-stein/
Aug. 1, 2013 - ...Federal Budget project.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/taxes-and-tax-reform-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - This fact sheet has all the must-know information as lawmakers consider overhauling the tax code.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/military-spending-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - Key facts for understanding the current debate over military spending.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/health-care-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - ...federal health care spending in this country – including rising costs and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/federal-spending-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - ...federal spending and the off-the-rails budget process.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/education-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - ...federal funding for education and what's at stake right now for K-12 education as well as student loan interest rates.