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...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/21/American_Jobs_Act_Scoop/
Sept. 21, 2011 - President Obama presented the American Jobs Act of 2011 on September 8th and sent it to Congress on September 12th. Want to know what it's all about? Here’s the rundown. How does it help… the unemploy...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/14/mapping-essential-data/
Sept. 14, 2011 - National Priorities Project announces the launch of its Federal Priorities Database, a tool which compares the way our nation spends money with the social impact of these expenditures. The database tr...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/12/debt-ceiling-mach2-the-super-committee/
Sept. 12, 2011 - Do you remember (as unpleasant as it may be) the debt-ceiling fiasco that happened a little more than a month ago? Well in case you need a refresher, the end result called for an immediate $917 ...
Blog - /blog/2011/08/31/unemployment-insurance-overview/
Aug. 31, 2011 - Unemployment insurance (UI) is a joint venture between the federal government and the states: each state sets its own recipient critera based on federal guidelines. The federal government collects ...
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/2011/08/24/white-house-schedules-budget-call/
Aug. 24, 2011 - The White House Office of Public Engagement has scheduled a series of ten state calls (see list and specific invitation below). Note there are two calls today (Wednesday) for folks in California and C...
Blog - /blog/2011/08/10/mainers-vote-their-priorities/
Aug. 10, 2011 - In the midst of Congressional debates about debt, budget cuts, and tax increases, a “penny poll” was held in every Maine county asking participants, “How would you like your federal tax dollars spent?...
Blog - /blog/2011/08/03/the-new-debt-deal/
Aug. 3, 2011 - Well friends it's August 3, and despite their best efforts Congress and the President did finally pass a deal to raise the debt-ceiling. It's call the Budget Control Act of 2011. Happy days, right? No...
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 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } There are a deluge of budget proposals and compromises that Congress is trying to quickly wade through as the August 2nd date for default on our federal debt dra...
Blog - /blog/2011/07/25/debt-ceiling-recap-july-24-30/
July 25, 2011 - We left off last week with a Boehner-Obama breakup that would've made the writers of Dawson's Creek green with envy. On Friday, it was rumored the two were close to striking a deal on the debt-ceiling...
Blog - /blog/2011/07/19/debt-ceiling-recap-july-17-23/
July 19, 2011 - We left off last week with the White House talks crumbling, the GOP rallying around the sure-to-fail Cut, Cap & Balance Act, and Sen. Mitch McConnell's “last ditch” plan gaining traction, at least...
Blog - /blog/2011/07/18/debt-ceiling-recap-week-july-10/
July 18, 2011 - A LOT of people have been asking me for details of what's been going on with the debt-ceiling. And rightly so, there's a flood of information out there. But here's the important stuff:On Thursday, Jul...
