Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/money-in-money-out/
March 29, 2012 - This graphic shows where all the money in the federal budget comes from, and where it goes, in the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2013.
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/education/
March 29, 2012 - ...Education mattea Education spending rises by around $1.5 billion in the president’s fiscal 2013 discretionary budget. That’s roughly a 2 percent increase as compared to 2012. Education is ...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/15/priorities-yours-mine-and-the-presidents/
March 15, 2012 - I had an interesting discovery while combing through the numbers of the president's budget. I found that President Obama's spending priorities match pretty closely with the things Americans say they w...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/
Feb. 29, 2012 - On Feb. 13, the president released his budget proposal for FY 2013. National Priorities Project looks at the numbers, the history behind them, and why the president's budget matters.
Video - /videos/2012/2/17/budget-brief-the-presidents-budget-discretionary-spending/
Feb. 17, 2012 - ...Debt & Deficit, Education, Health Care, Military & Security, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net, Transparency & Data
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.
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/2012/01/18/state-of-the-union-part-two-what-to-listen-for-in-tuesdays-address/
Jan. 20, 2012 - As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the State of the Union address is important in part because it gives a preview of the president’s forthcoming budget request. (In early February Preside...
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/2011/08/24/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 - ...debt-ceiling. It's call the Budget Control Act of 2011. Happy days, right? Not so fast, Fonzarelli. Nearly every lawmaker who voted for the bill has described it as ...
Blog - /blog/2011/08/01/congress-to-pass-debt-deal/
Aug. 1, 2011 - ...debt-ceiling and avoiding a disastrous U.S. credit default. As this story has unfolded, we've had some laughs, shared some disappointments and frustrations I'm sure, as well as a renewed our appreciat...
Blog - /blog/2011/07/28/precarious-position-anti-poverty-programs/
July 28, 2011 - ...debt draws near. On one side, House Republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling without a ...
Blog - /blog/2011/05/26/senate-action-road-2012-federal-budget/
May 26, 2011 - p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } On May 25, 2011 the full U.S. Senate began work on its version of the FY2012 budget resolution with the consideration of four separate budget proposals. These pr...
Blog - /blog/2011/04/25/fy2012-defining-debt/
April 25, 2011 - National Priorities Project has released a new analysis of the competing budget plans issued by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. In addition to...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-fy2012/defining-fy2012-budget-debate/
April 20, 2011 - House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s “Path for Prosperity” and the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s (CPC) “People’s Budget” are more than competing b...
Blog - /blog/2011/03/08/what-heck-does-federal-budget-have-do-michigan/
March 8, 2011 - I had the real privilege of speaking at the Michigan Forum on Jobs and Human Needs on Saturday, March 6, 2001. Sponsored by a great mix of labor, faith, peace and student groups, the event was held in...
Blog - /blog/2011/03/03/block-higher-education/
March 3, 2011 - ...debt which is approaching $14 trillion. In the two-week continuing resolution passed on March 2, higher education programs ...
Analysis - /analysis/2011/presidents-budget-fy2012/presidents-budget-unveiled/
Feb. 18, 2011 - What’s inside? Analysis – a complete overview of President Obama’s proposed budget highlighting salient points and offering key questions to consider Revenue and Spending C...
