Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is calling legislators back into session this week, assigning them the impossible task of finding $1.85 billion to redirect toward local property tax cuts. Policymakers can ...
This week at CBPP, we focused on income security, food assistance, and state budgets and taxes.On income security, Vicki Turetsky and Diana Azevedo-McCaffrey detailed how ...
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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 ...
The Center’s spring internship will be remote. Remote interns must be in the U.S. for the duration of the internship. Intern work hours are generally expected to be during core Eastern Time business ...
States are finding themselves at the mercy of automatic tax cuts as the consequences of years-old tax policies take aim at state budgets. Budget writers and analysts in several states have begun ...
Key provisions of the 2017 Trump tax law are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. Policymakers should take the opportunity to make a course correction in the nation’s revenue policies.
The Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) programs enable nearly 2 million people in 1.2 million households with low incomes to live in affordable homes by contracting with the private ...
During the 2025 tax debate, policymakers have the opportunity to remake the tax code so that it is fairer, works for low- and moderate-income people and families, and advances racial equity. A key ...