States have a range of policies that regulate access to certain professional fields, such as medicine and skilled trades — policies that often prevent people from accessing jobs for which they’re...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last week released new projections of SNAP spending under current rules for the next ten years. CBO projects SNAP spending will fall this year as temporary...

Our nation’s success depends on all people having the opportunity to thrive. During February, as we honor the contributions and accomplishments of Black people, policymakers should ensure that more...

State Medicaid agencies should use federal Medicaid funding to address the staffing crisis they’re in, just as eligibility workers and call center staff are about to experience a significant rise...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, state budgets and taxes, health, and food assistance.On the federal budget, Richard Kogan emphasized that the debt limit default...

The economy is showing resiliency despite predictions of a potential recession soon, but the mere threat of one should be sign enough for states to shore up their public, postsecondary education...

A recession may or may not be around the corner, but the chances are significant enough that states should be prudent and take steps to bolster their unemployment insurance (UI) systems and, in some...

Many recent economic signs are encouraging but don’t preclude a possible recession soon, and in the face of this uncertainty states should closely examine the strength of their rainy day funds....

As states prepare to “unwind” the COVID-19 pandemic-related Medicaid continuous coverage requirement and resume terminations of coverage as soon as April 1, they should streamline eligibility...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is our nation’s most effective tool for combating hunger. It plays a critical role in reducing poverty, improving health and economic outcomes,...

This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, health, and the economy.On food assistance, Dottie Rosenbaum, Katie Bergh, and Lauren Hall emphasized the ending of temporary...

The share of eligible individuals participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) remained steady in 2020, a testament to the program’s resilience...

This week at CBPP, we focused primarily on the federal budget, the economy, state budgets and taxes, and income security.On the federal budget, CBPP President Sharon Parrott offered...

In response to massive, rapid job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress in 2020 passed the most expansive set of temporary unemployment benefits in our nation’s history. These steps were...

This week at CBPP, we were excited to announce that Ai-jen Poo, President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and Executive Director of Caring Across Generations, has joined our board of...

In many states policymakers are starting 2023 legislative sessions with calls to layer more tax cuts on top of wasteful ones already enacted over the past two years. But with state revenues slowing and a potential recession looming, such a path could pose serious harm for workers, families, and communities nationwide.

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget and taxes, state taxes, food assistance, and the economy.On the federal budget, Joel Friedman explained why the House Republican...

The House Republican majority recently adopted a rules package to guide that chamber’s legislative action that would put up steep barriers to investments in critical national needs while paving the way for ever more tax cuts, inevitably tilted toward the wealthy and profitable corporations.

SNAP is one of our most effective tools to reduce hunger and food insecurity, which occurs when a lack of resources causes household members to struggle to afford enough food for an active, healthy...

This blog post previews key findings from a forthcoming update to CBPP research on the effect of taxes on interstate migration. Like its predecessors, the latest update will show that the...

The debate should focus on one accurate and alarming number: the IRS has 2,284 fewer skilled auditors to handle the sophisticated returns of wealthy taxpayers than it did in 1954.

This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes. On state budgets and taxes, Iris Hinh updated our paper on how states can best use federal fiscal...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, health, food assistance, and the economy. On the federal budget, CBPP President Sharon Parrott released a statement on important...

The year-end omnibus spending bill includes important investments in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), including requiring states to provide 12 months of continuous...

The recently released year-end budget legislation includes a permanent Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program to provide grocery benefits to the nation’s low-income families with school-age...

This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, food assistance, and the economy. On federal taxes, Chuck Marr and Samantha Jacoby noted how efforts to expand the Child Tax Credit...