Budget Matters Blog


That's me with my head inside the Pentagon. Really.

On her last day as executive director of National Priorities Project, Jo Comerford tells a couple of her favorite NPP stories and celebrates NPP's next chapter.


NPP's Work: Spotlight on Debt & Deficit

Last month we re-launched a major portion of our website, organizing our federal budget research content into eight issue areas. This week, we bring you key highlights on federal education spending.


Federal Budget Process: Taxes, Spending, Debt, and Deficit

Federal Budget 101, one of NPP's most popular resources, gets an update. Find out what's new.


NPP's Work: Spotlight on Budget Process

Last month we re-launched a major portion of our website, organizing our federal budget research content into eight issue areas. This week, we bring you key steps in the federal budget process.


Tax Extenders, the Budget, and the Need for Reform

The current tax extender debate signals a need for broader tax reform. Our new report shows why.


NPP's Work: Spotlight on Taxes and Revenue

Last month we re-launched a major portion of our website, organizing our federal budget research content into eight issue areas. This week, we bring you key highlights on taxes and revenue.


Government Spending, The DATA Act, and the End of Yada Yada

Congress authorizes spending and yada yada yada, Treasury cuts checks. The DATA Act says we can do better when it comes to tracking government spending.


NPP Board Chair Announces Leadership Transition

Jo Comerford, NPP's executive director since 2008, will step down from her role at the end of May. She will be succeeded by Douglas J. Hall, Ph.D., the current director of the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. The Chair of NPP's Board of Directors, Dennis Bidwell, shares the news.


NPP's Work: Spotlight on Transparency and Data

Last month we re-launched a major portion of our website, organizing our federal budget research content into eight issue areas. This week, we bring you key highlights on NPP's work to make the federal budget more transparent.


Abandonment of the American Student

Spending cuts to public universities shifts the burden of providing higher education to family bank accounts, despite documented stagnation in median family income.