Addressing the nation’s long-term fiscal problems with any constitutional amendment to require annual balanced budgets would ...
Annual premium increase, 60-year-old couple with income of $85,000 (401% FPL), by congressional district, 119th Congress Note: FPL = federal poverty level. Examples are based on 2026 average ...
This week at CBPP, we focused on health, food assistance, state budgets and taxes, and climate change.
Everyone should be able to see a doctor when they are sick, afford their prescriptions, and get the preventative care their ...
The Trump Administration became so determined to deny people their SNAP benefits that it fought all the way to the Supreme ...
Climate change is causing storms, wildfires, droughts, and floods to become more frequent and severe, and these hazards are the leading contributor to rising disaster costs across the country.
President Trump and some congressional Republicans have floated ending or cutting marketplace tax credits that help more than 20 million people afford coverage and instead giving people a fixed sum of ...
As states move closer to their 2026 legislative sessions, lawmakers nationwide are grappling with how to respond to fallout from recent federal policies, including this July’s harmful Republican ...
In recent months, Kentucky and South Dakota have cut cash benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, reducing support that families need for essentials like rent, food, ...