The latest data for 2023 continue to show that nearly 2 in 3 Medicaid enrollees work, and most of the rest have a disability, ...

Iowa is bracing for a $1.1 billion budget hit as it phases in its 2022 flat tax, according to new revenue forecasts. The 3.8 percent flat income tax structure benefits Iowa’s wealthiest ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget and the economy.

Almost two-thirds of custodial families nationwide receive services from the federal child support program — nearly 8 million custodial parents and 13 million children. Child support can be a ...

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made the looming 2025 tax policy reckoning nearly inevitable. While the legislation made its less popular provisions — corporate tax cuts — permanent, many others ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on federal tax and income security.

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 to ...

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No single piece of legislation establishes the annual federal budget. Rather, Congress makes spending and tax decisions through a variety of legislative actions in ways that have evolved over more ...

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 ...