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Mattea Kramer
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Budget Process,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
If you want a story about the illogic that rules Washington, look no further than this.
By
Jasmine Tucker
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Budget Process
Yesterday NPP released its fourth annual, one-of-a-kind Competing Visions analysis, which compares the president’s budget proposal to two significantly different alternatives.
By
NPP Intern
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Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
About 1.3 million people lost extended unemployment benefits at the end of 2013. Since then 72,000 have had their compensation expire every week, totaling about 2 million jobless Americans without needed jobless assistance.
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Mattea Kramer
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Education,
Health Care,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Transparency & Data
Does the federal budget affect lunchtime for the kids in your neighborhood? You might be surprised at the answer.
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Mattea Kramer
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Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
It's that time of year. Taxes are due on April 15. But where do our tax dollars actually go? Here's the answer.
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Mattea Kramer
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Today we released The President's 2015 Budget in Pictures, a series of colorful charts telling the story of the priorities in the president's budget.
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NPP Intern
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Budget Process
After getting through Congress, the final version of the budget will likely look very different from this initial blueprint; but the changes legislators make should reflect your priorities, not their political agenda.
By
NPP Intern
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Budget Process
Now that Millenials are primary investors in the federal budget, shouldn't we have a say in what it looks like?
By
Mattea Kramer
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Military & Security
How the U.S. Military Avoided Budget Cuts, Lied About Doing So, Then Asked for Billions More
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Robin Claremont
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Education,
Military & Security,
Taxes & Revenue
Here are the five things you absolutely need to know about President Obama's proposal to spend $3.9 trillion in 2015