Governors Propose Nearly $3 Billion of Investments in Early Learning Programs
More than 30 governors have proposed new funding to help families access and afford needed early childhood education and care services.
Budget, Tax, and Infrastructure
What the FY 2020 Defense Budget Gets Wrong
To successfully promote U.S. national security, the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2020 defense budget needs to consider myriad factors—and set necessary, realistic funding levels.
Not Enough Cops on the Beat: IRS Cuts Have Benefited Wealthy Tax Cheats
Budget cuts over the past decade have diminished the IRS’ enforcement capacity.
Budgeting the Future
Making smarter investments than in the past can create a stronger economy and healthier middle class.
Trump’s Education Budget Ignores Needs of Students and Schools
The FY 2020 Department of Education budget proposal would make drastic and harmful cuts.
Trump’s FY 2020 Budget Exposes His False Promises and Misplaced Priorities
Trump’s morally bankrupt budget betrays the “forgotten men and women” he pledged to fight for, seeking to pay for his $2 trillion tax giveaway with massive cuts to programs on which everyday Americans rely.
5 Regulatory Questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell
This week’s hearings in the House and Senate provide an opportunity for lawmakers to scrutinize the Fed’s recent deregulatory initiatives.
Missing Paychecks Due to Trump Shutdown Total $2 Billion Every 2 Weeks
President Donald Trump is threatening the economic security of federal workers and their families for the sake of his ego.
Effects of the Trump Shutdown on Federal Workers’ Paychecks: State-by-State Estimates
800,000 federal workers could go without paychecks in the event of a prolonged government shutdown.
Rising Deficits, Falling Revenues
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increases federal deficits while failing to address the nation’s most pressing challenges and making inequality worse.
Fact Sheet: The Realities of Economic Development Subsidies
The strategy of providing incentives to companies involves potential downsides that rarely are fully appreciated.
The Realities of Economic Development Subsidies
Providing incentives to companies to create jobs has become a false panacea in the economic development world, and proponents often fail to acknowledge the strategy’s downsides.
Reflections on the Congressional Budget Act
In reforming the congressional budget process, Congress should strengthen nonpartisan institutions such as the CBO, put taxes and spending on a level playing field, and eliminate brinkmanship over the debt ceiling.
Will the Fed’s Rate Hikes Show Up in Tomorrow’s GDP Release?
As the Federal Reserve continues to raise rates, it’s time to pay more attention to the economy-wide risks from the changing landscape of household debt.
Americans Have Rejected the Tax Scam—Congress Should Too
The House plan for a second round of top-heavy tax cuts stack the deck even further against working families.