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Press Release: Congress Has Allowed Most Previous Medicare Cuts to Take Effect, New Study Shows
December 4, 2009
Despite claims that the pending health reform bills aren’t really paid for because Congress never lets Medicare savings take effect, Congress has allowed the vast majority of Medicare cuts that it enacted in the past two decades to take effect and produce significant savings, a new study shows. The analysis, by James Horney and Paul Van de Water, … -
Press Release: State Income Taxes Push Many Working-Poor Families Deeper Into Poverty
November 4, 2009
Sixteen states taxed working-poor families deeper into poverty last year, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Income tax bills on poor families in those 16 states ranged from a few dollars to several hundred dollars, which is a significant amount for a family struggling to make ends meet, the report said. … -
Press Release: “TABOR II” Would Harm Maine’s Economy, Businesses, and Families
September 22, 2009
Maine’s efforts to improve its business climate and recover from the recession would be hindered if voters adopt the proposed Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) that is on the ballot in Maine this November, according to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. … -
Press Release: Facing Deficits, More States Considering Taxing Services
August 10, 2009
Broadening the sales tax base to encompass more services, a step that tax experts have long recommended to modernize state tax systems, is receiving renewed attention because of the state fiscal crisis, according to a major new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The report provides state-specific information on what … -
Press Release: New Fiscal Year Brings Painful Spending Cuts, Continued Budget Gaps In Almost Every State
June 29, 2009
The 2010 fiscal year begins for most states July 1. It brings an austere continuation of recession-driven cuts in essential services and poor prospects for improvement through 2011, according to a series of updated reports on state budget conditions issued today by the Center on Budget … -
Press Release: More States Are Raising Revenues to Help Close Budget Gaps
May 13, 2009
As tax revenues continue to fall dramatically, making a prolonged budget crisis likely, more states are raising revenues, or considering doing so, to help maintain important services, according to one of a series of updated reports on state budget conditions that the Center on Budget and … -
Press Release: New “Climate Equity Alliance” To Push For Strong Climate Legislation That Protects and Provides Opportunity for Low- and Moderate-Income Americans
April 8, 2009
WASHINGTON – More than two dozen organizations – from the research, advocacy, faith-based, labor, and civil rights communities – have formed the Climate Equity Alliance to help ensure that the strong policies needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions also protect low- and moderate-income households …
