Video - /videos/2011/11/18/budget-brief-lets-make-a-deal/
Nov. 18, 2011 - Budget Brief - Let's Make a Deal Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week taking a look at the possible outcomes of the super committee deal.
Video - /videos/2011/11/18/budget-brief-gridlock/
Nov. 18, 2011 - Budget Brief - Gridlock Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week taking a look at the political factors holding up the federal budget process.
Video - /videos/2011/11/18/budget-brief-disarming-the-trigger/
Nov. 18, 2011 - Budget Brief - Disarming the Trigger Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week taking a look at why sequestration may not happen despite the failure of the super co...
Blog - /blog/2011/11/18/data-story-liheap-and-sequestration/
Nov. 18, 2011 - Our latest data story focuses on LIHEAP, one of many programs that would see reduced funding if sequestration goes into effect.
Blog - /blog/2011/11/14/Budgeting-by-CR/
Nov. 14, 2011 - ...federal budget in place. And just like last year, the U.S. government is being funded through a Continuing Resolution (CR) – temporary spending legislation that provides funding at current level...
Video - /videos/2011/11/4/budget-brief-the-super-committee-and-tax-cuts/
Nov. 4, 2011 - Budget Brief - The Super Committee and Tax Cuts Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week focused on the super committee and tax cuts
Blog - /blog/2011/11/03/Next_generation/
Nov. 3, 2011 - ...federal budget should be spent, cut or balanced. Youth are disproportionately affected by budget cuts, but often don't have a voice in the debate -- until now. The American F...
Video - /videos/2011/10/28/budget-brief-super-committee-plans/
Oct. 28, 2011 - Budget Brief - Super Committee Plans Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week focused on the super committee and two different deficit reduction plans.
Blog - /blog/2011/10/25/money-out-and-money-in/
Oct. 25, 2011 - ...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 not just about spending (For some backgroun...
Video - /videos/2011/10/21/budget-brief-the-9-9-9-plan/
Oct. 21, 2011 - Budget Brief - The 9-9-9 Plan Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week focused on Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan.
Video - /videos/2011/10/14/budget-brief-the-economics-nobel-prize-and-you/
Oct. 14, 2011 - Budget Brief - The Economics Nobel Prize and You Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week focused on this year's Nobel Prize in Economics and how it relates to cur...
Video - /videos/2011/10/7/budget-brief-military-spending/
Oct. 7, 2011 - Budget Brief - Military Spending Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week focused on military spending.
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...
Video - /videos/2011/9/30/budget-brief-in-a-world-with-no-federal-budget/
Sept. 30, 2011 - Budget Brief - In a world with no federal budget... Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week focused on
Blog - /blog/2011/09/30/Build-better-budget-wrap-up/
Sept. 30, 2011 - ...federal ...
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/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/2011/09/14/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., ...
