Overall, programs at the state level experienced $5.1 billion in cumulative cuts as a result of the sequester. This is relative to the Continuing Resolution that was ...
The Farm Bill is a comprehensive piece of legislation that guides and authorizes funding for most federal farm and food policies, including the Supplemental Nutrition ...
Each year, as part of the president’s budget request, the White House Office of Management and Budget releases projected spending on grants to the 50 states and ...
In January, the federal government announced plans for an early care and education initiative that would increase access to high-quality pre-K for 4-year-olds by ...
Every day, people in communities across America are now seeing that sequestration is real—and the stakes are especially high for struggling families. The ...
The two House Republican budget plans are radically at odds with Americans’ views on spending in specific areas when compared with Democratic plans, according ...
Both chambers of Congress have passed budget resolutions for federal fiscal year 2014. First Focus offers a side-by-side comparison of the two budget plans, ...
"Amidst the big-picture policy debates steering the direction of our country, many leaders in Washington have overlooked the key to America’s economic ...
2013 will be a busy year! Families USA pulled together some ideas about key issues you may want to tackle in your state this year. We know that you won’t have ...
On March 1, 2013, across-the-board cuts to federal discretionary spending, known as "sequestration," are scheduled to take effect. These cuts will affect a ...
Spending money wisely and effectively is a perennial and paramount concern for educational policymakers at all levels. While resources—financial and ...
Unless Congress acts by March 1st, 2013, a series of automatic cuts—called a sequester—that threaten thousands of jobs and the economic security of the ...
Each year, the National Women's Law Center partners with advocates and community leaders across the country to conduct a public education campaign aimed at ...
In recent days, policymakers, pundits, and the media have debated whether the “fiscal cliff” budget deal was a victory or defeat for the President or ...
Alan W. Houseman, executive director of CLASP and chair of the Children's Leadership Council, participated in a webinar entitled The Fiscal Showdown ...
On December 31, 2012, billions of dollars in tax cuts are set to expire at the same time as automatic spending cuts take effect in education, health care, job ...
After the November 2012 elections, President Obama and Congress have turned their attention to the budget and the impending “fiscal cliff.” Unless there ...
