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House GOP considers a "laddered" continuing resolution as a government funding stopgap
Nov 8, 2023
House Republicans are considering different funding expiration dates for different parts of government, instead of one deadline for all.
Immigration fees would increase under new USCIS proposal
by
Lily Jamali
Jan 4, 2023
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is funded mostly by these fees, which it hasn't raised since 2016.
Why the U.S. stopped researching gun violence: "It's a thing that has set us back decades"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
May 31, 2022
John Woodrow Cox of The Washington Post explains how a 1996 legal provision effectively halted research on gun violence.
With a shutdown averted, federal agencies face budget constraints — and inefficiency
Oct 1, 2021
Because lawmakers couldn’t agree on a series of spending bills before Oct. 1, agencies keep running on last year’s budget.
What does a census undercount mean for state and local governments?
by
David Brancaccio
, Jasmine Garsd
and Alex Schroeder
Oct 14, 2020
Those most in need of federal funding could be left out of the census count.
How much is the federal government spending on climate change?
by
Erika Beras
Sep 2, 2019
Only a fraction of what is being spent on efforts to recover from climate-related disasters.
What happens to health clinics when states and organizations refuse Title X funds?
by
Erika Beras
Aug 22, 2019
Planned Parenthood announced this week that it will stop taking an estimated $60 million in government funding.
For public good, not for profit.
How states unlock money to meet hurricane expenses
by
Erika Beras
Sep 13, 2018
Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall later this week.
Key health care measure left out of federal spending bill
Mar 23, 2018
Congress jammed a lot into its $1.3 trillion spending bill, and we’ll be going through the bill’s 2,000-plus pages for some time. But there was one thing noticeably left out: a last-ditch compromise amendment on health care sponsored by Republican senators Susan Collins and Lamar Alexander. The so-called “stabilization” package was designed to keep health insurance […]
Nevada Supreme Court faces budget shortfall
by
Noel King
Apr 3, 2015
The Nevada Supreme Court's budget is linked to the number of traffic tickets.