Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/federal-spending-your-state/
March 19, 2012 - ...budget request, the White House Office of Management and Budget releases projected spending on grants to the 50 states. This is a reminder of the impact of federal spending on state budgets as well as...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/15/priorities-yours-mine-and-the-presidents/
March 15, 2012 - ...budget. I found that President Obama's spending priorities match pretty closely with the things Americans say they want. Of course the budget is complicated. But let’s say for a moment that it&r...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/08/greg-speeter/
March 13, 2012 - On Saturday, March 3, 2012, 350 people packed the Haydenville Congregational Church to celebrate the life and work of National Priorities Project founder Greg Speeter. As a husband, father, brother, m...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/12/you-ask-we-answer-how-much-aid-do-we-give-to-foreign-countries/
March 12, 2012 - ...federal budget, or $56 billion in President Obama’s 2013 budget request. That money goes toward global poverty alleviation, including a contribution ...
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...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/06/primary-stakes-tale-of-two-super-tuesday-states/
March 6, 2012 - ...federal government should serve the American people. National Priorities Project’s Primary Stakes series examines how residents of primary states currently rely on assistance from the federal go...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/05/answering-your-questions-is-social-security-part-of-the-federal-budget/
March 5, 2012 - ...federal spending. If Social Security is funded by a dedicated source—your payroll taxes, also called FICA—then shouldn’t Social Security be shown separately from other kinds of feder...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/01/job-creation-in-the-budget/
March 1, 2012 - ...budget was job creation, according to a poll conducted last month by The Hill. The president released his fiscal 2013 budget on Feb. 13, and it includes around $350 billion for job creation, including...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/deficit/
Feb. 29, 2012 - ...budget, after job creation. The new budget projects additional decreases in the deficit over each of the next five years, with the deficit dropping to $612 billion, or 3 percent of GDP, by ...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/spending/
Feb. 29, 2012 - ...budget is to look at how federal spending priorities have shifted over time. For example, military spending comprised 30 percent of the total federal budget in the 1980s under President Reagan, 16 pe...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/revenues/
Feb. 29, 2012 - ...budget. The other half is revenues. How much tax revenue does the president expect in 2013, and from what sources? The budget estimates $2.9 trillion in tax revenue next year, a 16 percent increase ov...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/
Feb. 29, 2012 - ...budget proposal for FY 2013. National Priorities Project looks at the numbers, the history behind them, and why the president's budget matters.
Blog - /blog/2012/02/27/federal-money-flows-into-hard-hit-michigan/
Feb. 28, 2012 - ...federal support to Michigan residents, and federal money in the state’s budget.
Blog - /blog/2012/02/22/Fiscal-Year-2013-Pentagon-Spending-Request/
Feb. 23, 2012 - ...budget for the federal government. The request includes $525.4 billion for the Department of Defense (DoD) in Fiscal Year 2013, which begins on October 1, 2012. Adjusted for inflation, this is 2.6 per...
Blog - /blog/2012/02/22/data-story-programs-highlighted-budget-request/
Feb. 22, 2012 - ...federal spending patterns for several grant programs featured in President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal year 2013.
Blog - /blog/2012/02/21/budget-brief-the-presidents-budget-discretionary-spending/
Feb. 21, 2012 - ...federal budget. Don't remember the difference between discretionary and mandatory spending? Refresh your memory here!
Video - /videos/2012/2/17/budget-brief-the-presidents-budget-discretionary-spending/
Feb. 17, 2012 - Budget Brief - The President's Budget: Discretionary Spending National Priorities Project executive director Jo Comerford examines the discretionary portion of the President's proposed federal budget....
Analysis - /analysis/2012/analysis-fiscal-year-2013-pentagon-spending-request/
Feb. 16, 2012 - ...budget request. The budget proposal includes $525 billion for the Department of Defense, not including funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan or the nuclear weapons activities of the ...
Blog - /blog/2012/02/10/tracking_cost_of_war/
Feb. 10, 2012 - Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, National Priorities Project has tracked the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recent events including the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq and the windin...
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.
