Off the Charts Blog | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities https://www.cbpp.org/ "Off the Charts" blog from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. en In Case You Missed It . . .     https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-713 <body>This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, health, food assistance, and poverty and inequality. On the federal budget, CBPP staff underscored how Project 2025 and policy proposals by Republican lawmakers would disinvest...</body> 2024-09-06T15:33:08-0400 CBPP https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-713 Food Insecurity Rises for the Second Year in a Row https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecurity-rises-for-the-second-year-in-a-row <body>Food insecurity increased in 2023, from 12.8 percent in 2022 to 13.5 percent in 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest food insecurity report finds. Food insecurity has risen two years in a row...</body> 2024-09-06T10:24:00-0400 Catlin Nchako https://www.cbpp.org/blog/food-insecurity-rises-for-the-second-year-in-a-row Congress Must Act to Ensure Stolen SNAP Benefits Continue to Be Restored to Innocent Families https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-must-act-to-ensure-stolen-snap-benefits-continue-to-be-restored-to-innocent-families <body>Each year, thousands of families participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have their benefits stolen. Even though SNAP benefits are issued on debit-like cards, SNAP participants don’t have the opportunity for financial restitution...</body> 2024-09-04T10:25:10-0400 Ed Bolen https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-must-act-to-ensure-stolen-snap-benefits-continue-to-be-restored-to-innocent-families In Case You Missed It . . .   https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-712 <body>This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, health, income security, and the economy. On state budgets and taxes, Anna Phillips called on lawmakers to enact more equitable property tax policies to...</body> 2024-08-30T12:05:19-0400 CBPP https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-712 States Should Bolster, Not Undermine, Education Gains Made with ESSER Funds https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-bolster-not-undermine-education-gains-made-with-esser-funds <body>An unprecedented $190 billion federal investment in education during the COVID-19 pandemic improved academic achievement and prevented potentially catastrophic social and educational losses for many public school students. That federal funding, known as Elementary and...</body> 2024-08-29T14:00:00-0400 Joanna LeFebvre https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-should-bolster-not-undermine-education-gains-made-with-esser-funds Untargeted Property Tax Cuts and Limits Shortchange Schools and Local Economies https://www.cbpp.org/blog/untargeted-property-tax-cuts-and-limits-shortchange-schools-and-local-economies <body>More than 50 million K-12 public school students are returning to classes for the start of a new academic year. At the same time, some states are cutting a major source of funding for public...</body> 2024-08-28T11:30:00-0400 Anna Phillips https://www.cbpp.org/blog/untargeted-property-tax-cuts-and-limits-shortchange-schools-and-local-economies In Case You Missed It . . . https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-711 <body>This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, climate change, poverty and inequality, and Social Security. Note we’ll have minimal to no postings the next two weeks. Have a pleasant August! On food assistance...</body> 2024-08-09T11:55:00-0400 CBPP https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-711 Federal Data Inequities in U.S. Territories Hinder Inclusive and Precise Policymaking https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-data-inequities-in-us-territories-hinder-inclusive-and-precise-policymaking <body>The five U.S. Territories — Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands — are excluded from most federal statistical products, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO)...</body> 2024-08-07T16:40:00-0400 Javier Balmaceda https://www.cbpp.org/blog/federal-data-inequities-in-us-territories-hinder-inclusive-and-precise-policymaking States Must Act to Bring IRA Benefits to Communities Most Affected by Climate Change https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-act-to-bring-ira-benefits-to-communities-most-affected-by-climate-change <body>Two years after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the law is driving transformation across a range of climate priorities. States have a critical role to play to ensure that the law achieves...</body> 2024-08-05T12:53:17-0400 Rachel Jacobson https://www.cbpp.org/blog/states-must-act-to-bring-ira-benefits-to-communities-most-affected-by-climate-change In Case You Missed It . . . https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-710 <body>This week at CBPP, we focused on housing, food assistance, and health. On housing, Sonya Acosta and Erik Gartland noted that a Senate appropriations bill would fund critical housing programs, while the House bill would...</body> 2024-08-02T13:14:03-0400 CBPP https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-710