Budget

Education Advocates Optimistic about Plan to Shift STEM Funding
   It would redirect funds toward DoEd, the Nat'l Science Foundation (NSF) and the Smithsonian Institution (for educational outreach). Such a move would be good for STEM education.
posted 4/24/13 4:54 PM  read complete story

Stopgap Funding Bill Clears Senate, Nears Final Approval
   The chamber votes 73-26 to forward on to the House a measure that would keep agencies' lights on.
posted 3/25/13 10:02 AM  read complete story

Obama Signs Six-Month Funding Bill, TANF Also Extended
   The CR makes adjustments to some specific agencies and programs and also applies the across-the-board funding increase.
posted 10/4/12 4:25 PM  read complete story

Congress OKs Continuing Resolution for FY 2013, Sends to Obama
   Congress approves and sends to President Obama a FY 2013 Continuing Resolution (CR) that will fund the federal government for the next six months. The president is expected to sign the bill this week. The Senate voted 62-30 last week to clear the measure (HJ Res 117) that would give most age...
posted 9/27/12 4:28 PM  read complete story

Congress to Finalize Continuing Resolution for FY 2013
   The six-month stopgap measure (HJ Res 117) will avoid a government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, providing funding until March 27.
posted 9/18/12 05:34 AM  read complete story

Farm Bill, $16B in SNAP Cuts, Left Behind as Congress Goes on Recess
   The current Farm Bill spending authorization is set to expire on Sept. 30 and both the Senate and the House seemed to be working toward a final agreement on the bill.
posted 8/15/12 11:43 AM  read complete story

Vice-Presidential Nominee Ryan's Budget Would Gut Children, Youth Funding
   Children and youth funding would probably be eviscerated in the name of deficit reduction, if the Rep. Paul Ryan budget plan, adopted by the House earlier this year, is any template for a Romney/Ryan administration.
posted 8/15/12 07:25 AM  read complete story

Advocates Worry About Proposed House Cuts to Teen Pregnancy Prevention Funding
   Youth advocates, including the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (NCPTUP), worry over cuts to teen pregnancy prevention funding contained in a FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS) Appropriations bill approved by a House subcommittee. The House bi...
posted 7/19/12 04:55 AM  read complete story

Sequestration Could Trim Billions from Education, Head Start Funding
   Education advocates, including the Nat'l Education Assn. (NEA), are warning that budget sequestration cuts set to hit federal spending in January could have a devastating impact on K-12 education and Head Start. The cuts are the result of the failure last year of the Joint Select Committee on D...
posted 7/12/12 06:57 AM  read complete story

Spending on Federal Children's Programs Trending Lower
   Spending on Federal Children's Programs Trending Lower
posted 6/29/12 07:46 AM  read complete story