In May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule that would upend the federal grantmaking process by ...

Congress has passed a short-term funding measure to fund the government into December, but it still must pass full-year funding bills for fiscal year 2027. While the Senate has not yet introduced any ...

A “pocket rescission” involves transmitting a rescission request so late in the fiscal year that the funds would expire ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on governance, health, and the economy.

The two main federal payroll taxes levied on wages are known as Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes. Employees and employers both pay FICA taxes: employees usually have them withheld from ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on health, housing, the economy, food assistance, and the federal budget. On health, Allie Gardner explained how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a ...

Few budgetary concepts generate as much unintended confusion and deliberate misinformation as the Social Security trust funds. The trust funds are invested in Treasury securities that are just as ...

State budget decisions should matter to all of us. State budgets affect the quality of life of workers, families, and communities across the nation ― they decide the fate of roads, schools, health ...

Harsh Medicaid work requirements in the Republican reconciliation legislation will put 9.9 million to 14.9 million people at risk of losing Medicaid coverage in 2034. (See Table 1 for state estimates ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on governance, health, and the economy. On governance, Sam Berger, Jacob Leibenluft, and Devin O’Connor urged Congress to permanently block the Office of Management and ...