The notion that the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is what restricts presidential authority to impound funds enacted by law ...

Following a campaign in which President-elect Trump promised to improve the economic circumstances of working-class people ...

Policymakers will need to act in coming years to shore up the long-term financing of Social Security, and when they do, they ...

Students in West Virginia schools are facing heightened security risks as a state funding shortfall prevents the implementation of basic safety measures.Security measures such as controlled ...

Improvements to premium tax credits, enacted in the American Rescue Plan and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act, have ...

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) announced today that Keron Blair has joined the organization as Vice ...

While the new President and new Congress will not take office until early next year, they have already put forward an agenda ...

When policymakers finalize fiscal year 2025 appropriations bills, they should reject those approved by the Republican majority on the House Appropriations Committee as a guidepost.

Block grants are fixed pots of money that the federal government gives to states to provide benefits or services. Some policymakers call their block grant proposals "Opportunity Grants" or “merged ...

States have gone on a tax-cutting spree in recent years. More than half have slashed income taxes for wealthy people and corporations, in some cases by extraordinary amounts. Communities are starting ...