When a mother in Georgia saw all her family’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen from her ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Fiscal year 2025 started on October 1, but its funding under a stopgap continuing resolution runs out on December 20, 2024. Policymakers are debating whether to finalize 2025 appropriations during ...

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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 ...