Collaboration between the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) is an important way to give eligible low-income families with children access to a range of health, nutrition, and supportive services they need to become and stay healthy. By enrolling a greater […]
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 raise the alarm about “triggered” tax cuts enacted in recent years — measures once tucked away in the fine print that are […]
This week at CBPP, we focused on income security, food assistance, and state budgets and taxes. Chart of the Week – Why Receiving Child Support Matters A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of our highlights: Despite Housing Crunch, Vouchers Remain Hard to Get Governing October 11, 2024 Social […]
Senior Non Resident Fellow Jeff Abramson moderates a panel on “Responsible Business Conduct: The Case for Human Rights Safeguards for the Defense Industry” at the 15th annual International Forum on Business Ethical Conduct (IFBEC). Panelists include Lana Baydas (American Bar Association Center for Human Rights), Amanda M. Klasing (Amnesty International USA) and Josh Paul (Democracy for […]
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 significant source of income for families struggling to make ends meet, helping them pay for children’s basic needs and other costs that often can only be […]
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, including almost all of its individual provisions, pass-through business provisions, and estate tax provisions, are scheduled to expire at the end of […]
This week at CBPP, we focused on federal tax and income security. Chart of the Week — Corporate Tax Base Is Highly Concentrated A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of our highlights:
Wrap-upWatch the On-Demand session from SNG Live: Cybersecurity. We had a great session with cybersecurity leaders in government who discussed how they continue to mature their defenses, protect a remote workforce and create the best strategies for staying ahead of adversaries.Our first panel on why proactive measures are so important featured Renata Spinks, Cyber Technology Officer […]
TechNet Indo-Pacific is the largest event of its kind in the Indo-Pacific Rim. The conference focuses on the regional issues military leaders have identified, including full spectrum cyber operations as adversaries leverage cyberspace to conduct operations below the threshold of conflict. TechNet Indo-Pacific features speakers and discussions about the area’s challenges and how industry and […]
This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes. Chart of the Week — State and Local Revenue Options for Advancing a Brighter Future A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this past week. Here are some of the highlights: WA voters to decide on future of funding source for […]
The Aspen Institute was founded on the conviction that a better society requires better leaders who are more self-aware, more self-correcting, and more humane. Over the past seven decades, the Aspen Executive Seminar on Leadership, Values, and the Good Society has established a track record of challenging participants from diverse backgrounds to evolve into better […]
The next U.S. president will have big impact both on America and Ukraine’s future. Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump have offered different visions and the election outcome could pave the way for rising authoritarianism and a potential abandonment of Ukraine. In this live-streamed podcast / Twitter Space, Vermont State Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky and Center for International […]
