Recent FPI publications on federal budget and
policy issues
June 11, 2009. New Federal Dollars
for New York: The TANF Emergency Contingency Fund in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. This ongoing series of briefs from the Fiscal
Policy Institute looks into the rules governing the new Emergency Contingency
Fund (ECF), reviews New York's experience with the regular Contingency Fund, and
explores the situations under which New York may qualify for ECF funds.
May 26, 2009. Federal
Fiscal Relief Is Working as Intended: The Cases of New York and Virginia.
This study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities profiles the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in New York and Virginia. The experience of
these two states suggests that the state fiscal assistance in the economic
recovery legislation is having its intended effect: enabling states to balance
their budgets with fewer cuts in public services that would harm residents and
further slow the economy.
February 26, 2009.
We're All in This Together: Federal, State, and Local Governments All Have a
Part to Play in the Economic Recovery. The National Association of County
Administrators asked FPI's Frank Mauro and James Parrott to write the lead
article for The Journal of County Administration, December 2008/February
2009. The article stresses that while the $787 billion American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act provides a significant lifeline to the states at a critical
point in time, it will not completely eliminate the need for some painful budget
balancing actions by state and local governments. The key challenge for the
states is finding the mix of spending cuts and/or tax increases that will do the
least harm to the state’s economy.
PDF of journal issue.
January 20, 2009.
The Obama Stimulus: An $825 Billion First Step.
By James Parrott, FPI's deputy director and chief economist, who writes regularly for Gotham
Gazette's Economy
section.
September 8, 2008.
Bush Administration Rule
Would Force Health Centers to Close: Congress Urged to Block Hostile Rule and
Provide Temporary Fiscal Relief Through Medicaid. FPI and others point out
the wide-ranging negative impacts of the new rule, and ask for support for a
one-year moratorium and for inclusion of a temporary increase to the
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in
the second emergency supplemental stimulus package.
Press release,
letter to members of Congress.
February 20, 2008.
President’s
budget reflects wrong priorities for New York. FPI's release showing the
detailed impact of President Bush’s $1.7 billion cut to New York for 2008-09.
October 31, 2007. FPI senior economist Trudi Renwick participated
in a telephone press conference organized by Citizen Action and the Emergency
Campaign for America's Priorities to illustrate the impact of a budget veto on
New Yorkers' vital human needs.
Read ECAP's
press release
and
report.
October 29, 2007.
Difference between the
President's Budget and House Appropriations: Impact on New York State for
Selected Programs. President Bush has threatened to veto an array of
appropriations bills because they provide funding for domestic programs above
the levels he requested in his budget. Adopting the president's budget request
would mean significantly less funding in some key domestic programs that provide
critical services to a broad swath of families and communities - less than the
House has appropriated, less than the amount needed to keep pace with inflation
and in some cases, even less than 2007 levels. This brief includes
CBPP estimates of the difference in funding for
New York for some of these programs.
October 16, 2007. FPI senior economist Trudi Renwick spoke at a 30-year anniversary recognition of the
Food Stamp
Program sponsored by the Nutrition
Consortium of New York State, the NYS
Child Care Coordinating Council of NYS,
FOCUS Churches,
Empire Justice Center, and FPI. The
event was a call to action to strengthen the Food Stamp Program through the 2007 reauthorization of
the Farm Bill. Press release from the Nutrition Consortium
here
and letter to Senators Schumer and Clinton
here.
July 15, 2007.
The Fight over
Federal Appropriations: Impact on New York State. In this issue of Fiscal
Policy Note$, FPI takes a look at the struggle in Congress over domestic
discretionary spending, and finds that the modest increases under consideration
cannot be characterized as fiscally irresponsible, especially when compared to
decisions currently being made on other parts of the budget. Press release
here.
July 6, 2007.
The
Public Cost of Privatized Medicare: How Medicare Advantage is hurting Medicare
beneficiaries and other New York taxpayers. A report from FPI and Citizen
Action New York finds that a privatized Medicare plan is costing taxpayers $709
million in excess premiums. Press release
here.
May 16, 2007. Stretched Too Thin: Food Stamp Benefits in New York State.
A report showing the erosion of the food stamp benefit since 1996, and
that the failure to correct this erosion will affect each county in the state.
Press release
here. Press coverage here.
February 21, 2007.
First Things First
for New York: The President's Budget Makes the Wrong Choices for New York. An
analysis of the impact of the President's 2008 proposed budget on New York,
released in collaboration with Citizen Action of New York, the Coalition for
Human Needs and the Emergency Campaign for America's Priorities. Press release
and summary table
here.
February 7, 2007.
The President’s 07-08 Budget: What It Means to New Yorkers. The budget
released on February 5 by President Bush pays for massive tax cuts for the rich
by cutting services and programs for the poor. The President's proposals balance
the federal budget only on paper, and make it harder for New York to balance its
budget.
June 28, 2006. 99 Percent of New
Yorkers Lose Under Bush "Tax and Borrow" Fiscal Policies.
June 5, 2006.
Sorting Estate Tax Fact From Fiction: New Data from IRS Shows that Only
1.6% of New York Estates (and Only 1.2% of All Estates Nationally) were Subject
to Taxation in 2004.
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Programs in FPI's
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