Voices for America's Children - nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy for better child policy » Budget Advocacy http://www.voices.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:13:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 America’s Children and Families in Crisis: An Analysis of the President’s FY2011 Budget http://www.voices.org/research/america%e2%80%99s-children-and-families-in-crisis-an-analysis-of-the-president%e2%80%99s-fy2011-budget/ http://www.voices.org/research/america%e2%80%99s-children-and-families-in-crisis-an-analysis-of-the-president%e2%80%99s-fy2011-budget/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:12:41 +0000 Joanna Shoffner Scott http://www.voices.org/?p=2317 This budget comes at a particularly critical moment for the nation. Unemployment is close to 10 percent nationally, and in many states the jobless rates are significantly higher. The conditions families face have worsened alongside the economic outlook since the…

]]> This budget comes at a particularly critical moment for the nation. Unemployment is close to 10 percent nationally, and in many states the jobless rates are significantly higher. The conditions families face have worsened alongside the economic outlook since the recession, which began nationally in September of 2008 but was felt in many places much earlier.

Read Voices’ FY2011 Budget Analysis.

]]> http://www.voices.org/research/america%e2%80%99s-children-and-families-in-crisis-an-analysis-of-the-president%e2%80%99s-fy2011-budget/feed/ 0 The Federal Economic Recovery Plan and the State Fiscal Crisis http://www.voices.org/research/the-federal-economic-recovery-plan-and-the-state-fiscal-crisis/ http://www.voices.org/research/the-federal-economic-recovery-plan-and-the-state-fiscal-crisis/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:05:35 +0000 Bill Bentley http://voices.fissiondev.com/?p=550 This issue brief reveals that, even with additional federal assistance, Illinois faces huge budget deficits.

]]> This issue brief reveals that, even with additional federal assistance, Illinois faces huge budget deficits.

]]> http://www.voices.org/research/the-federal-economic-recovery-plan-and-the-state-fiscal-crisis/feed/ 0 The Governor’s Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget http://www.voices.org/research/the-governor%e2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2009-2010-budget/ http://www.voices.org/research/the-governor%e2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2009-2010-budget/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:02:47 +0000 Bill Bentley http://voices.fissiondev.com/?p=545 On February 12, 2009, Governor Jennifer Granholm released her proposed state budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2010). The Governor’s budget addresses a projected deficit of $1.4 billion as a result of declining revenues and additional spending pressures for…

]]> On February 12, 2009, Governor Jennifer Granholm released her proposed state budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2010). The Governor’s budget addresses a projected deficit of $1.4 billion as a result of declining revenues and additional spending pressures for corrections, health and human services. This report provides more information on the Governor’s proposed budget.

]]> http://www.voices.org/research/the-governor%e2%80%99s-fiscal-year-2009-2010-budget/feed/ 0 Children in the Federal and State Budgets: A Declining Priority? http://www.voices.org/research/children-in-the-federal-and-state-budgets-a-declining-priority/ http://www.voices.org/research/children-in-the-federal-and-state-budgets-a-declining-priority/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:58:16 +0000 Bill Bentley http://voices.fissiondev.com/?p=539 Action for Children North Carolina’s new report titled Children in the Federal and State Budgets: A Declining Priority? outlines the declines in our federal and state commitments to children in recent years and offers recommendations for how our leaders should…

]]> Action for Children North Carolina’s new report titled Children in the Federal and State Budgets: A Declining Priority? outlines the declines in our federal and state commitments to children in recent years and offers recommendations for how our leaders should address children’s issues in a time of economic crisis.

]]> http://www.voices.org/research/children-in-the-federal-and-state-budgets-a-declining-priority/feed/ 0 “Who Pays?” The Unfairness of Connecticut’s State and Local Tax System http://www.voices.org/research/%e2%80%9cwho-pays%e2%80%9d-the-unfairness-of-connecticuts-state-and-local-tax-system/ http://www.voices.org/research/%e2%80%9cwho-pays%e2%80%9d-the-unfairness-of-connecticuts-state-and-local-tax-system/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:40:43 +0000 Bill Bentley http://voices.fissiondev.com/?p=532 Connecticut’s wealthiest residents pay much less of their income in state and local taxes than do the state’s middle-income and poor families. After federal income tax deductions for state income and property taxes, the wealthiest 1% of Connecticut’s families (with…

]]> Connecticut’s wealthiest residents pay much less of their income in state and local taxes than do the state’s middle-income and poor families. After federal income tax deductions for state income and property taxes, the wealthiest 1% of Connecticut’s families (with average income in 2007 of $4.2 million) paid only 4.5% of their income in state and local taxes.

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