Issue Brief 09-45 President Signs Ryan White Reauthorization November 19, 2009

Issue Brief 09-44 House Health Care Reform Bill Includes ARRA FMAP Extension, November 6, 2009

Issue Brief 09-43 ED Increases Caps on State Administration, November 6, 2009

Issue Brief 09-42 Distracted Driver Bill Would Impose Funding Sanctions on States,
November 3, 2009

Issue Brief 09-41 Proposed CHIP Rule Provides FY 2009 Allotment Details,
November 3, 2009

Issue Brief 09-40 Medicare Premium Increase Raises State Medicaid Costs,
October 30, 2009

Issue Brief 09-39 Preliminary FY 2010 First Quarter ARRA FMAPs, October 26, 2009

Issue Brief 09-38 Final FY 2011 FMAPs, October 21, 2009

Issue Brief 09-37 House Student Loan Bill Would Alter Current Landscape,
October 8, 2009

Issue Brief 09-36 Additional Extended UI Benefits Imminent, September 24, 2009

Issue Brief 09-35 FHWA Announces FY 2009 Highway Rescissions, September 22, 2009

Issue Brief 09-34 Proposed Notice on School Improvement Grant Requirements Published, September 14, 2009

Issue Brief 09-33 DHS Releases FY 2009 Homeland Security Grant Allocations,
September 8, 2009

Issue Brief 09-32 Final Fourth Quarter ARRA Bonus FMAPs, August 28, 2009

Issue Brief 09-31 Will REAL ID Give Way to PASS ID?, August 18, 2009

Issue Brief 09-30 Education Proposal Would Increase Caps on State Administration,
August 18, 2009

Issue Brief 09-29 HHS Releases FY 2010 Allotments for Social Services Block Grant,
August 14, 2009

Issue Brief 09-28 New Methodology Increases ARRA FMAPs for Some States,
August 13, 2009

Issue Brief 09-27 Proposed Guidance on Race to the Top Funds Published,
August 12, 2009

Issue Brief 09-26 Does OMB’s Assessment Rating Tool Affect Funding? August 6, 2009

Issue Brief 09-25 Recent Developments Reflect Impact of CHIP Reauthorization,
July 16, 2009

Issue Brief 09-24 Detailed ARRA Reporting Guidance Released, July 9, 2009

Issue Brief 09-23 Medicaid Expansion Prominent in Health Care Reform Proposals,
July 9, 2009

Issue Brief 09-22 Fourth Quarter Estimates of ARRA Bonus FMAPs, June 23, 2009

Issue Brief 09-21 HHS Announces FY 2009 Ryan White Awards; Program Sunset Approaching, June 2, 2009

Issue Brief 09-20 ARRA Provides New, Expanded Bonding Authority, May 20, 2009

Issue Brief 09-19 TANF Emergency Fund Details Released, April 23, 2009

Issue Brief 09-18 ARRA Restores Federal Match for Child Support Incentive Payments,
April 15, 2009

Issue Brief 09-17 Department of Education Releases Guidance on Fiscal Stabilization Fund, April 14, 2009

Issue Brief 09-16 Putting Subaward Transparency Requirements to Test in ARRA,
April 9, 2009

Issue Brief 09-15 Medicare Part D Parameters; Preliminary 2010 Clawback Calculations, April 8, 2009

Issue Brief 09-14 Updated Estimates of ARRA Bonus FMAPs, April 8, 2009

Issue Brief 09-13 ARRA Guidance Issued on Transitional Medical Assistance, April 7, 2009

Issue Brief 09-12 Violence Against Women Formula Grants in ARRA, April 1, 2009

Issue Brief 09-11 FY 2009 Highway Obligation Limitations Published, March 31, 200

Issue Brief 09-10 FY 2011 FMAP Projections, March 25, 2009

Issue Brief 09-09 ARRA Provides Big Funding Boost for State Energy Program,
March 18, 2009

Issue Brief 09-08 ARRA Continues Health Centers Expansion, March 11, 2009 ARRA Continues Health Centers Expansion, March 11, 2009

Issue Brief 09-07 Dept. of Justice Announces VOCA Grants, March 11, 2009

Issue Brief 09-06 UI Modernization Included in Stimulus Bill, March 4, 2009

Issue Brief 09-05 Estimated Stimulus FMAP Increases, February 24, 2009

Issue Brief 09-04 Stimulus Proposals Include UI Modernization, January 29, 2009

Issue Brief 09-03 Medicaid DSH Ceilings Published, January 26, 2009

Issue Brief 09-02 Estimated Impacts of House Stimulus FMAP Provisions,
January 23, 2009

Issue Brief 09-01 SNAP Participation Highest On Record, January 8, 2009

Issue Brief 08-64 2008 Population Data;  Bond Caps and SSBG Allocations,
December 23, 2008

Issue Brief 08-63 Enhanced Rescue Package Includes Mental Health Parity, Rural School Provisions, December 10, 2008

Issue Brief 08-62 States Seek Medicare Reimbursement for Erroneous Medicaid Payments, December 2, 2008

Issue Brief 08-61 Medicaid 2008, 2009 QI Allotments Published, November 25, 2008

Issue Brief 08-60 Unemployment Insurance Continues to Concern States and Federal Government, November 25, 2008

Issue Brief 08-59 WIC Gets FY 2009 Funding Boost: Will it Last?, November 20, 2008

Issue Brief 08-58 Federal Transparency Act: Much Still Unknown, November 5, 2008

Issue Brief 08-57 Emergency Highway Funds Released, October 28, 2008

Issue Brief 08-56 Medicare Part D Clawback Charges to Increase 7.2% in 2009,
October 21, 2008

Issue Brief 08-55 2009 Tax and Bond Cap Inflation Adjustments, October 20, 2008

Issue Brief 08-54 FY 2009 LIHEAP Allotments Announced, October 17, 2008

Issue Brief 08-53 HUD Announces Emergency Assistance Awards for Neighborhood Stabilization, October 7, 2008

Issue Brief 08-52 Foster Care Bill Sent to President, September 25, 2008

Issue Brief 08-51 Possible Substantial Increase in FY 2009 LIHEAP Funding,
September 24, 2008

Issue Brief 08-50 Final FY 2010 FMAPs, September 23, 2008

Issue Brief 08-49 Potpourri: LIHEAP, Highway Trust Fund, Medicaid Qualifying Individuals,
September 18, 2008

Issue Brief 08-48 DHS Announces Emergency Operations, Interoperable Communications Grants Awards, September 15, 2008

Issue Brief 08-47 Highway Trust Fund Insolvency to be Resolved; Payments to States Delayed, September 8, 2008

Issue Brief 08-46 Can Impact Aid Handle New Mission Growth? August 27, 2008

Issue Brief 08-45 Median Incomes for 2007; Projected LIHEAP Eligibility Caps,
August 26, 2008

Issue Brief 08-44 30 States Qualify for TANF Contingency Funds, August 21, 2008

Issue Brief 08-43 Housing Bill Provides Emergency Assistance Grants to States,
August 20, 2008

Issue Brief 08-42 Possible Highway Obligation Limitations, August 14, 2008

Issue Brief 08-41 Congress Clears Higher Ed Bill, August 12, 2008

Issue Brief 08-40 Medicaid 2008 QI Allotments To Test Funding Limit, August 12, 2008

Issue Brief 08-39 Senate Committee Approval of Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Expected, July 23, 2008

Issue Brief 08-38 New School Lunch Reimbursement Rate Announced, July 16, 2008

Issue Brief 08-37 Unemployment Insurance: Extended Benefits, June 30, 2008

Issue Brief 08-36 Department of Education Releases Final FY 2008 Title I Allocations, June 25, 2008

Issue Brief 08-35 DHS Awards Real ID Grants, June 23, 2008

Issue Brief 08-34 House Approves “Green” School Construction Bill, June 11, 2008

Issue Brief 08-33 Unemployment Insurance: State Administration, June 9, 2008

Issue Brief 08-32 FY 2008 Bioterrorism Awards, June 4, 2008

Issue Brief 08-31 Unemployment Insurance: The Basics, June 3, 2008

Issue Brief 08-30 Congress Overrides President’s Veto of Farm Bill, May 29, 2008

Issue Brief 08-29 SCHIP Additional Allocations and Redistributions Published,
May 28, 2008

Issue Brief 08-28 SCHIP Formula Allotments Published, May 27, 2008

Issue Brief 08-27 DHS Awards Infrastructure Protection Grants, May 21, 2008

Issue Brief 08-26 Education Secretary Proposes New NCLB Regulations, May 20, 2008

Issue Brief 08-25 HHS Awards Adoption Bonuses, May 7, 2008

Issue Brief 08-24 Congress Acts Swiftly to Head Off Student Loan Crisis, May 7, 2008

Issue Brief 08-23 WIA, Wagner-Peyser PY 2008 Allotments Announced, April 29, 2008

Issue Brief 08-22 States Feel Loss of Federal Match for CSE Incentive Payments,
April 22, 2008

Issue Brief 08-21 Legislative Adjustment Proposed to Highway Safety Grants Formula,
April 17, 2008

Issue Brief 08-20 Medicare Part D Parameters; Preliminary 2009 Clawback Calculations, April 17, 2008

Issue Brief 08-19 Second Chance Act Includes State Grants, April 15, 2008

Issue Brief 08-18 President Would Return Unspent AC and SMART Funds to Treasury, April 8, 2008

Issue Brief 08-17 FY 2008 JAG Funding Slashed; Strong Push to Restore, April 8, 2008

Issue Brief 08-16 Updated FY 2010 FMAP Projections, March 28, 2008

Issue Brief 08-15 Update on Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment,
March 30, 2008

Issue Brief 08-14 SCHIP Data Update; Enrollment and Spending, March 18, 2008

Issue Brief 08-13 LIHEAP Emergency Funding; New Eligibility Caps, March 5, 2008

Issue Brief 08-12 Final TANF Rule Released, March 5, 2008

Issue Brief 08-11 New Competitive Intercity Rail Grants, February 20, 2008

Issue Brief 08-10 Impact of a Ceiling on Medicaid Administrative Cost Matching,
February 5, 2008

Issue Brief 08-09 FY 2008 Highway Obligation Limitations, February 1, 2008

Issue Brief 08-08 Farm Bills to Include Changes to Nutrition Programs,
January 30, 2008

Issue Brief 08-07 LIHEAP Emergency Funding Released, January 24, 2008

Issue Brief 08-06 Final Real ID Regs Published, January 18, 2008

Issue Brief 08-05 CMS Reorganization, January 10, 2008

Issue Brief 08-04 Estimated Impact of 2% Cut in FY 2008 Mineral Payments,
January 9, 2008

Issue Brief 08-03 Medicaid DSH Ceilings Published, January 8, 2008

Issue Brief 08-02 Medicaid Spending Growth; Preliminary FY 2010 FMAPs,
January 8, 2008

Issue Brief 08-01 2007 Population Data; Bond Caps and SSBG Allocations,
January 2, 2008

Issue Brief 07-56 Emergency Highway Funding Update, December 26, 2007

Issue Brief 07-55 States Raise Concerns About MOE Provision in HEA Reauthorization,
December 12, 2007

Issue Brief 07-54 Department of Justice  FY 2007 SCAAP Awards, December 5, 2007

Issue Brief 07-53 Head Start Reauthorization Cleared for President’s Signature, December 4, 2007

Issue Brief 07-52 CY 2008 Tax and Bond Cap Inflation Adjustments
November 20, 2007

Issue Brief 07-51 Updated Estimates of Lost SCHIP Coverage at Level Funding,
November 1, 2007

Issue Brief 07-50 FY 2008 LIHEAP Apportionments; Income Eligibility Shifts,
October 31, 2007

Issue Brief 07-49 Medicare Part D Clawback Charges to Decline 0.3% in 2008,
October 30, 2007

Issue Brief 07-48 New Section 8 Allotment Possible, October 24, 2007

Issue Brief 07-47 Mental Health Parity Legislation Moving through Congress,
October 10, 2007

Issue Brief 07-46 SCHIP Funding Under the Continuing Resolution, October 3, 2007

Issue Brief 07-45 President Signs Student Aid Legislation, October 2, 2007

Issue Brief 07-44 Additional LIHEAP Emergency Funding Released, September 27, 2007

Issue Brief 07-43 State Estimates from CHIP Conference, September 26, 2007

Issue Brief 07-42 Title IV-E “Look-Back” Provision Shifts Burden to States,
September 25, 2007

Issue Brief 07-41 FY 2009 FMAPs, September 20, 2007

Issue Brief 07-40 Estimated Loss of SCHIP Coverage at Level Funding,
September 4, 2007

Issue Brief 07-39 LIHEAP Emergency Funding Released, August 30, 2007

Issue Brief 07-38 Possible Highway Obligation Limitations, August 16, 2007

Issue Brief 07-37 Additional Emergency Highway Allocations Announced, August 9, 2007

Issue Brief 07-36 Head Start Reauthorization Headed for Conference, August 8, 2007

Issue Brief 07-35 Homeland Security Allocates Interoperability Grants, August 1, 2007

Issue Brief 07-34 Homeland Security Releases FY 2007 HSGP Allocations, July 25, 2007

Issue Brief 07-33 SCHIP Reauthorization Finally Moving, July 24, 2007

Issue Brief 07-32 What If the Federal Government Fully Funded IDEA?, July 19, 2007

Issue Brief 07-31 Highway Trust Fund May Crash in 2009, June 28, 2007

Issue Brief 07-30 Department of Justice Announces FY 2006 SCAAP Awards,
June 27, 2007

Issue Brief 07-29 A Brief History of Federal Funding for K-12 Education, June 20, 2007

Issue Brief 07-28 SCHIP Redistributions Published, May 31, 2007

Issue Brief 07-27 States, Advocacy Groups Seek Changes in New TANF Regs,
May 24, 2007

Issue Brief 07-26 House, Senate Pass Competitiveness Bills with New Education Grants, May 11, 2007

Issue Brief 07-25 GAO Report on State Medicaid Financing Structures, May 8, 2007

Issue Brief 07-24 Medicare Part D Parameters Permit Calculation of State Clawbacks,
May 3, 2007

Issue Brief 07-23 House and Senate Pass Bills to Enact 9/11 Commission Recommendations, May 1, 2007

Issue Brief 07-22 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Update,
April 26, 2007

Issue Brief 07-21 Growth and Shifts in Federal Immunization Grants, April 25, 2007

Issue Brief 07-20 FY 2007 Highway Obligation Limitations; RABA and Rescissions,
April 12, 2007

Issue Brief 07-19 Update on the Medicare Part D Clawback; Overcharge for 2007 Becomes Evident, April 10, 2007

Issue Brief 07-18 Congress Reauthorizes Promoting Safe and Stable Families,
April 3, 2007

Issue Brief 07-17 DHS Proposes Regulations for Implementing the REAL ID Act,
April 3, 2007

Issue Brief 07-16 Important 2010 Decennial Census Efforts Beginning, April 3, 2007

Issue Brief 07-15 Updated FY 2009 FMAP Projections. March 28, 2007

Issue Brief 07-14 HHS Releases Child Welfare Allotment Percentages, March 14, 2007

Issue Brief 07-13 Title I: Authorized vs. Appropriated Funding Levels, March 6, 2007

Issue Brief 07-12 FY 2007 LIHEAP Apportionments Released, March 6, 2007

Issue Brief 07-11 Additional Emergency Highway Funding Announced, March 5, 2007

Issue Brief 07-10 Homeland Security Grants for Emergency Management Released,
March 1, 2007

Issue Brief 07-09 EPA Uses New Allotment Percentages for Drinking Water Revolving Fund, February 23, 2007 

Issue Brief 07-08 New Data Drive Changes in Compensatory Education Allotments,
February 22, 2007

Issue Brief 07-07 Impact of a Ceiling on Medicaid Administrative Cost Matching,
February 13, 2007

Issue Brief 07-06 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations,
February 2, 2007

Issue Brief 07-05 LIHEAP Funding Analysis, January 18, 2007

Issue Brief 07-04 House Proposes Changes to Homeland Security Grant Formula,
January 17, 2007

Issue Brief 07-03 “Money Follows the Person” Medicaid Awards Announced,
January 17, 2007

Issue Brief 07-02 Update on Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment,
January 11, 2007

Issue Brief 07-01 Medicaid Spending Remains Flat; Preliminary FY 2009 FMAP Projections, January 3, 2007

Issue Brief 06-52 2006 Population Data; Bond Caps and SSBG Allocations,
December 26, 2006

Issue Brief 06-51 Impact of Continuing Resolution on Highway Obligation Limitations, December 14, 2006

Issue Brief 06-50 New SCHIP Redistribution Methodology Enacted, December 14, 2006

Issue Brief 06-49 HHS Adoption Bonuses, December 5, 2006

Issue Brief 06-48 Medicaid FY 2007 QI Allotments Demonstrate Possibility of Future Shortfall, November 7, 2006

Issue Brief 08-47 Inventory of State Matching Requirements, November 21, 2006

Issue Brief 06-46 CY 2007 Tax and Bond Cap Inflation Adjustments, November 17, 2006

Issue Brief 06-45 Further Information on the Clawback, November 1, 2006

Issue Brief 06-44 Who Wins and Who Loses in the Relationship with the Federal Government? October 25, 2006

Issue Brief 06-43 Clawback Estimates for CY 2007, September 27, 2006

Issue Brief 06-42 FY 2008 FMAPs, September 26, 2006

Issue Brief 06-41 SSBG Hurricane Relief and FY 2007 Allotments, September 15, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-40 Administration Proposes New CDBG Formula, September 13, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-39 LIHEAP Emergency Funds Released, September 13, 2006

Issue Brief 06-38 Trends in Justice and Homeland Security Funding, September 13, 2006

Issue Brief 06-37 Vocational Education Programs Reauthorized, August 29, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-36 Medicare Part D Parameters and Benchmark Announced,
August 25, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-35 Medicaid QI Program Expands with New Formula, August 17, 2006

Issue Brief 06-34 Emergency Highway Funds Offset by Highway Program Rescissions,
August 1, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-33 FY 2007 SCHIP Allotments: An Increase, But Not Enough,
August 1, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-32 Grants to Improve State Medicaid Programs Announced,
July 27, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-31 State Medicaid Costs for Medicare to Double in Five Years,
July 26, 2006

Issue Brief 06-30 New TANF Regulations Released, July 17, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-29 Federal Medicaid Spending Continues to Slow, July 10, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-28 Pandemic Flu Funding and Purchasing Issues, June 30, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-27 Illustrative FY 2007 Highway Obligation Limitations, June 22, 2006

Issue Brief 06-26 HHS Releases Bioterrorism Funds, June 16, 2006

Issue Brief 06-25 Homeland Security Changes FY 2006 Grant Allocations, June 5, 2006

Issue Brief 06-24 States Receive Additional K-12 Hurricane Relief Payments,
April 26, 2006

Issue Brief 06-23 SCHIP Redistributions Published, April 25, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-22 State Organizations Weigh In on TANF Regulations, April 20, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-21 States Receive Clawback Bills, April 19, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-20 Another Ounce Less of Prevention, April 18, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-19 Ryan White Reauthorization Issues, April 12, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-18 Additional Information on Supplemental LIHEAP Funding,
March 31, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-17 Hurricane Relief for Highways and Health, March 30, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-16 Updated FY 2008 FMAP Projections, March 28, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-15 Adjustment Made in WIA 'Substantial Unemployment' Designation,
March 22, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-14 FY 2007 LIHEAP Funding to be Moved to FY 2006, March 17, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-13 K-12 Hurricane Relief Funds Flow Slowly to States, March 16, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-12 Medicaid Spending Slows Amid General Spending Dip, March 14, 2006

Issue Brief 06-11 Mineral Leasing Payments to States Increase Threefold in Four Years,
March 7, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-10 New Student Aid Grants Adopted as Part of Deficit Reduction Act,
March 7, 2006

Issue Brief 06-09 Boating Safety Grants Increase, March 7, 2006

Issue Brief 06-08 New Accrual Accounting for Medicaid May be Relevant Elsewhere, February 17, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-07 SSBG Hurricane Relief and FY 2007 Allotments, February 17, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-06 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations,
February 8, 2006

Issue Brief 06-05 States to Share in Part D Medicare Savings, February 8, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-04 New TANF Caseload Reduction Provisions to Put Pressure on States,
January 31, 2006

Issue Brief 06-03 Possible SCHIP Shortfalls; Territorial Medicaid Ceilings,
January 9, 2006

Issue Brief 06-02 FY 2008 FMAP Projections, January 5, 2006 

Issue Brief 06-01 FY 2006 LIHEAP Allotments; Emergency Allotments Announced,
January 5, 2006 

Issue Brief 05-49 2005 Population Data; Impact on Bond Caps and SSBG Allocations,  
December 28, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-48 House Committee Adopts Child Support Enforcement Mandate,
November 8, 2005
 
Issue Brief 05-47 Senate-Passed Reconciliation Bill Provides Targeted FY 2006 FMAP Relief, November 8, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-46 Multiple Efforts to Add Funds to LIHEAP Continue, October 28, 2005

Issue Brief 05-45 Data Released for Calculating State Medicare Clawbacks,
October 27, 2005
 
Issue Brief 05-44 HHS Awards Bonuses for Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births,
October 21, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-43 FY 2006 Highway Apportionments Made in Era of Continued Uncertainty, October 18, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-42 HHS Awards Welfare High-Performance Bonuses,
October 17, 2005

Issue Brief 05-41 First Quarter LIHEAP Funds Released, October 13, 2005

Issue Brief 05-40 House Passes Head Start Reauthorization, October 13, 2005

Issue Brief 05-39 FY 2007 FMAPs, September 28, 2005

Issue Brief 05-38 Last-Minute Change of FY 2002 SCHIP Redistribution,
September 27, 2005

Issue Brief 05-37 TANF Emergency Response and Recovery Act, September 14, 2005

Issue Brief 05-36 New DSH Ceilings and Audit/Reporting Requirements, August 30, 2005

Issue Brief 05-35 Medicaid Commission to Report, August 30, 2005

Issue Brief 05-34 Energy Bill Grants and Loans to Reduce Diesel Emissions,
August 24, 2005

Issue Brief 05-33 Homeland Security: Formulas and Funding, August 16, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-32 Federal-Aid Highway Reauthorization Finally Enacted, August 15, 2005

Issue Brief 05-31 Surface Transportation Legislation Extends Highway Safety Programs,
August 11, 2005

Issue Brief 05-30 Refugee Targeted Assistance Program Grants (TAP) Allocations Proposed, June 29, 2005
 
Issue Brief 05-29 FY 2006 SCHIP Allotments: Level Funding with Distribution Changes,
June 24, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-28 Department of Education Releases FY 2005 NCLB Allocations,
June 24, 2005

Issue Brief 05-27 An Ounce Less of Prevention, June 22, 2005

Issue Brief 05-26 States Could Lose Unspent Education Funds, June 14, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-25 HHS Establishes Collaboration on a High-Performing Health System,
June 8, 2005

Issue Brief 05-24 Final Rule Issued in Jobs for Veterans Act, May 31, 2005

Issue Brief 05-23 House and Senate Highway/Transit Reauthorization Bills,
May 25, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-22 HHS Releases FY 2005 Bioterrorism Funds, May 17, 2005

Issue Brief 05-21 Senate Considers Anti-Fraud Fuel Tax Provisions, May 12, 2005

Issue Brief 05-20 Welfare Caseloads Continue to Decline, May 2, 2005

Issue Brief 05-19 Homeland Security Funding Concern Yields Two Proposed Formulas,
April 28, 2005

Issue Brief 05-18 FY 2005 Section 8 Housing Appropriation is Forcing Cutbacks,
April 27, 2005

Issue Brief 05-17 The House Tackles Welfare Reauthorization, April 5, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-16 WIA Allotments Released, April 5, 2005

Issue Brief 05-15 Income Eligibility Guidelines Released for Free Milk and Reduced Price Meals, April 5, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-14 FY 2007 FMAP Projections, March 29, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-13 House TANF Bill Includes Possible Medicaid Cost Allocation Offset,
March 24, 2005

Issue Brief 05-12 Driver's License Requirements: A Mandate in the Wings?
March 24, 2005

Issue Brief 05-11 Welfare Reauthorization Underway… Again, March 24, 2005

Issue Brief 05-10 Additional Emergency Highway Funding, March 9, 2005 

Issue Brief 05-09 Update on Medicaid Fiscal Relief Spending and Baseline Projections,
March 9, 2005

Issue Brief 05-08 Additional LIHEAP Emergency Funds Released, March 3, 2005

Issue Brief 05-07 Growth and Shifts in Federal Immunization Grants, March 2, 2005

Issue Brief 05-06 JAG: Estimates for FY 2005 and an Uncertain Future,
February 23, 2005

Issue Brief 05-05 WIA Reauthorization: This Could Be the Year, February 22, 2005

Issue Brief 05-04 New Data Highlight Uncertainties Surrounding Medicare Drug Benefit,
February 10, 2005

Issue Brief 05-03 New Restrictions Proposed for Foster Care Payments, February 8, 2005

Issue Brief 05-02 LIHEAP Emergency Funds Released, February 2, 2005

Issue Brief 05-01 FY 2002 SCHIP Redistributions and Retentions, January 19, 2005

Issue Brief 04-60 LIHEAP Emergency Funds Released, December 29, 2004

Issue Brief 04-59 Population Data for 2004-Impact on Bond Caps, SSBG Allocations,
December 28, 2004

Issue Brief 04-58 DHS Releases FY 2005 Grant Allocations, December 9, 2004

Issue Brief 04-57 IDEA Reauthorization, December 8, 2004

Issue Brief 04-56 Medicaid QI-1 Program Extended, November 23, 2004

Issue Brief 04-55 New Medicaid Option for Sickle Cell Anemia, November 16, 2004

Issue Brief 04-54 Grants for Transition from Pharmacy Assistance Programs to Medicare Part D, November 16, 2004

Issue Brief 04-53 HHS Releases Child Welfare Allotment Percentages, November 12, 2004

Issue Brief 04-52 Possible FY 2007 FMAPs, November 3, 2004

Issue Brief 04-51 Highway Apportionments Released, October 29, 2004

Issue Brief 04-50 FCC Suspends E-Rate Program, October 28, 2004

Issue Brief 04-49 Formula Changes and Mandates Included in Intelligence Bills,
October 28, 2004

Issue Brief 04-48 HHS Awards Adoption Bonuses, October 19, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-47 HHS Awards Welfare High-Performance Bonuses, October 18, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-46 Reimbursement for Emergency Health Care Costs for Aliens,
October 6, 2004

Issue Brief 04-45 Emergency Highway Funding, October 5, 2004

Issue Brief 04-44 New Demonstration for Personal Reemployment Accounts,
October 5, 2004

Issue Brief 04-43 States Receive Remaining Food Stamp Bonuses, September 29, 2004

Issue Brief 04-42 House Proposes Changes To Justice Grants, September 28, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-41 FY 2006 FMAPs, September 28, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-40 Hazardous Materials Planning and Training Grants Released,
September 22, 2004

Issue Brief 04-39 States Receive Additional Tobacco Settlement Funds,
September 21, 2004

Issue Brief 04-38 States Receive Food Stamp Bonuses, September 21, 2004

Issue Brief 04-37 States May Lose Unspent Education Funds, September 14, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-36 Impact of Medicare Increases on State Medicaid Programs,
September 14, 2004

Issue Brief 04-35 National SCHIP Enrollment Plateaus,  August 30, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-34 FY 2005 SCHIP Back-Flip Ends Three Years of Reduced Allotments,
August 30, 2004

Issue Brief 04-33 HHS Announces Access to Recovery Grants, August 26, 2004

Issue Brief 04-32 States Finally Receive Election Reform Grants, August 12, 2004

Issue Brief 04-31 Transportation Issues and Updates, August 12, 2004

Issue Brief 04-30 Update on Fiscal Relief Grants to States, August 10, 2004

Issue Brief 04-29 Grants for Transition from Pharmacy Assistance Programs to Medicare Part D, July 16, 2004

Issue Brief 04-28 Homeland Security: How States Fare Under House Proposals,
July 9, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-27 Senate Passes Highway Funding Fix, July 7, 2004

Issue Brief 04-26 Issues Surrounding the Medicare Drug "Clawback", July 7, 2004

Issue Brief 04-25 Food Stamp Error Rates: Good News for Most States, July 6, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-24 Incentive Funds Awarded to States with Drunk-Driving Laws,
July 1, 2004

Issue Brief 04-23 Possible Reduction in Targeted Case Management Matching Rate,
June 23, 2004

Issue Brief 04-22 Proposed Expanded Tax on Vaccines, June 23, 2004

Issue Brief 04-21 HHS Releases FY 2004 Bioterrorism Funds, June 23, 2004

Issue Brief 04-20 HHS Plans to Reallocate FY 2004 Bioterrorism Funds, May 26, 2004

Issue Brief 04-19 Distribution of Oil Overcharge Repayments, May 26, 2004

Issue Brief 04-18 IDEA Ready for Conference, May 25, 2004

Issue Brief 04-17 Census Impacts on CDBG Grants, May 19, 2004

Issue Brief 04-16 Senators Move to Restore Cuts to Title I Education Funding,
May 18, 2004

Issue Brief 04-15 WIA Incentive Funds Available to 23 States, May 18, 2004

Issue Brief 04-14 Drug-Purchase Developments, May 5, 2004

Issue Brief 04-13 FY 2006 FMAP Projections, April 27, 2004

Issue Brief 04-12 States Receive $33 Million in Highway Safety Grants, April 21, 2004

Issue Brief 04-11 Pilot Program for Background Checks on Nursing Home Employees,
April 19, 2004

Issue Brief 04-10 WIA Allotments Released; 2000 Census Data Finally Used,
April 13, 2004

Issue Brief 04-09 Highway Reauthorization Remains a Cliffhanger, March 31, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-08 Funding for Omnibus Highway Projects Uncertain, March 31, 2004

Issue Brief 04-07 April 1 Deadline for NCLB Flexibility Requests, March 26, 2004

Issue Brief 04-06 HHS Approves FY 2004 Child Care Allotments; Reauthorization Uncertain, March 24, 2004

Issue Brief 04-05 FY 2001 SCHIP Redistributions and Retentions, March 3, 2004

Issue Brief 04-04 President Proposes to Reduce Medicaid Administration Payments,
February 24, 2004 

Issue Brief 04-03 Hope for Perfect Weather; LIHEAP Emergency Funds Depleted,
February 11, 2004

Issue Brief 04-02 Cash Ceilings May Be Placed on Medicaid Drawdowns, February 4, 2003

Issue Brief 04-01 Omnibus Funds Highway Projects, February 4, 2003

Issue Brief 03-59 Population Data for 2003—Impact on Bond Caps, SSBG Allocations,
December 30, 2003

Issue Brief 03-58 Medicare Drug Bill Leads States Out of DSH Valley, December 8, 2003

Issue Brief 03-57 New Legislation for HUD Hospital Mortgage Insurance,
December 2, 2003

Issue Brief 03-56a Revised Estimate from Amended Parameters, November 20, 2003

Issue Brief 03-56 Estimated Clawbacks from State Savings under the Medicare Drug Bill
November 20, 2003

Issue Brief 03-55 DHS Announces FY 2004 First Responder Grants, November 7, 2003 

Issue Brief 03-54 HHS Awards Two Rounds of Welfare Bonuses, October 21, 2003

Issue Brief 03-53 Unspent Reed Act Funds: The Next Target? October 21, 2003

Issue Brief 03-52 Perspectives on Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles, October 21, 2003

Issue Brief 03-51 WIA Reauthorization: Big Changes in Store for States?
October 16, 2003

Issue Brief 03-50 Court Approves 100% Medicaid Match for Referred Native American Services, October 13, 2003

Issue Brief 03-49 HHS Awards Adoption Bonuses, October 8, 2003

Issue Brief 03-48 Lack of Drunk-Driving Laws Jeopardizes Highway Funding,
October 8, 2003

Issue Brief 03-47 HHS Awards Bonuses for Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births,
October 8, 2003

Issue Brief 03-46 Impact of TANF Extension on Medicaid, October 2, 2003 

Issue Brief 03-45 Extended Availability of SCHIP Funds, September 30, 2003
 
Issue Brief 03-44 Department of Homeland Security Announces $153 Million in Grants,
September 30, 2003

Issue Brief 03-43 Grants for Air Service to Small Communities, September 23, 2003

Issue Brief 03-42 Projected Shortfall in Section 8 Housing Funding, September 23, 2003

Issue Brief 03-41 Senate Proposes to Rescind Welfare-to-Work Funds,
September 4, 2003

Issue Brief 03-40 FY 2004 SCHIP Allotments, September 4, 2003

Issue Brief 03-39 FY 2005 FMAPs: Revisions and Perspectives, August 6, 2003

Issue Brief 03-38 FY 2005 FMAPs, July 23, 2003

Issue Brief 03-37 States' Collection of Wall Street Funds on Hold, July 15, 2003

Issue Brief 03-36 IDEA Reauthorization Update, July 15, 2003 

Issue Brief 03-35 House and Senate Act to Extend Availability of SCHIP Funds,
June 27, 2003

Issue Brief 03-34 Release of Highway Discretionary Funds, June 20, 2003

Issue Brief 03-33 Fourth Update on Fiscal Relief, June 16, 2003

Issue Brief 03-32 New Guidance for State Reallocation of Title I Funds, June 11, 2003

Issue Brief 03-31 Senate to Consider Medicare Prescription Drug Legislation.
June 6, 2003

Issue Brief 03-30 Additional Information on Flexible Fiscal Relief, June 4, 2003

Issue Brief 03-29 FEMA Announces $19 Million for CERT Program, June 4, 2003

Issue Brief 03-28 Some Questions and Answers on Fiscal Relief, May 30, 2003

Issue Brief 03-27 COPS Announces $60 Million in Overtime Grants, May 28, 2003

Issue Brief 03-26 Child Care Facing Budget Cuts, May 23, 2003

Issue Brief 03-25 HHS Allocates Funding for Disabled Voter Access, May 22, 2003

Issue Brief 03-24 States to Receive Fiscal Relief from Federal Government, May 23, 2003

Issue Brief 03-23 Senate Passes State Fiscal Relief, May 16, 2003
 
Issue Brief 03-22 States Receive $388 Million from Wall Street Deal, May 16, 2003 

Issue Brief 03-21 Urban Areas Receive $700 Million For Homeland Security,
May 16, 2003

Issue Brief 03-20 Defense and Entitlements Squeeze Other Federal Spending,
April 29, 2003

Issue Brief 03-19 2005 FMAP Projections, April 29, 2003

Issue Brief 03-18 2005 FMAP Projections, April 24, 2003

Issue Brief 03-17 HHS Releases Bioterrorism Funds, April 16, 2003

Issue Brief 03-16 Senate CARE Act Increases Funding for SSBG, April 15, 2003

Issue Brief 03-15 Release of WIA Allotments Contains a Few Surprises for States,
April 10, 2003

Issue Brief 03-14 FY 2003 Highway Allocations, April 10, 2003

Issue Brief 03-13 SCHIP Redistributions (Revised), April 7, 2003

Issue Brief 03-12 Department of Homeland Security Releases Grant Allocations,
April 3, 2003

Issue Brief 03-11 Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments Fall, March 11, 2003

Issue Brief 03-10 New Census Data Cause Shifts in Emergency Shelter Grants,
March 5, 2003

Issue Brief 03-09 Questions Surround Smallpox Vaccinations, March 5, 2003

Issue Brief 03-08 FY 2003 Election Reform Funding, March 5, 2003

Issue Brief 03-07 Homeland Security Funding for States, February 19, 2003

Issue Brief 03-06 Senate Passes Increased Funding for Education, February 5, 2003

Issue Brief 03-05 HHS Releases Energy Assistance Funds from FY 2001,
January 30, 2003 

Issue Brief 03-04 Transportation Security Grants, January 16, 2003

Issue Brief 03-03 Perspectives on Government Receipts and Expenditures in the 1990s,
January 13, 2003

Issue Brief 03-02A Correction to Small-State Private-Activity Volume Cap,
February 13, 2003

Issue Brief 03-02 Population Data for 2002—Impact on Bond Caps, SSBG Allocations,
January 10, 2003

Issue Brief 03-01 FY 2005 FMAP Projections, January 2, 2003

Issue Brief 02-62 FY 2003 Highway Apportionments, December 3, 2002

Issue Brief 02-61 Department of Transportation Releases Emergency Relief Funds,
November 18, 2002

Issue Brief 02-60 Department of Transportation Releases Hazmat Grants,
November 12, 2002

Issue Brief 02-59 FEMA Releases Homeland Supplemental Funding Guidance,
November 7, 2002

Issue Brief 02-58 Growth in Federal Grants for Immunization, November 7, 2002

Issue Brief 02-57 HHS Releases Child Welfare Allotment Percentages, November 6, 2002

Issue Brief 02-56 Congress Passes Election Reform Legislation, October 21, 2002
 
Issue Brief 02-55 HHS Awards Bonuses for Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births,
October 9, 2002

Issue Brief 02-54 Federal Funding for Homeland Security, October 9, 2002

Issue Brief 02-53 Most States Adopt New Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Option, October 8, 2002

Issue Brief 02-52 SCHIP FY 2003 State Allotments, September 30, 2002

Issue Brief 02-51 HHS Awards Adoption Bonuses, September 26, 2002

Issue Brief 02-50 Final FY 2004 FMAPs, September 24, 2002

Issue Brief 02-49 HHS Releases Allotments for Medicare Part B Premiums,
September 16, 2002

Issue Brief 02-48 Census Data Produce Shifts in CDBG Allocations, August 27, 2002
 
Issue Brief 02-47 Appropriations Action may Bridge Highway Funding Chasm,
August 27, 2002

Issue Brief 02-46 Is What They Said What They Meant?
August 16, 2002 

Issue Brief 02-45 HHS Releases Energy Emergency Funds, August 9, 2002

Issue Brief 02-44 Potential Funding for Combating West Nile Virus, August 8, 2002

Issue Brief 02-43 Senate Approves Temporary Fiscal Relief Amendment, July 31, 2002

Issue Brief 02-42 House Action Would Partially Reduce Disproportionate Share Hospital Cliff, July 18, 2002

Issue Brief 02-41 Dialogue Begins on Structure, Financing of Rail Partnership,
July 18, 2002

Issue Brief 02-40 HHS Awards Welfare Bonuses, July 11, 2002

Issue Brief 02-39 Education Department Releases List of Schools Needing Improvement,
July 11, 2002

Issue Brief 02-38 President Proposes New Homeland Security Department; Congress Begins Deliberations, July 3, 2002

Issue Brief 02-37 Dislocated Worker Recission Goes Into Effect, July 2, 2002

Issue Brief 02-36 Cost Allocation Cuts Resurface, June 13, 2002
 
Issue Brief 02-35 A Closer Look At Child Care Funding Proposals, June 10, 2002

Issue Brief 02-34 Agriculture Department Releases Funds for Homeland Security,
June 6, 2002

Issue Brief 02-33 Justice Department Releases Domestic Preparedness Assistance Allocations, May 28, 2002

Issue Brief 02-32 Enactment of Bioterrorism Authorization Expected, May 28, 2002

Issue Brief 02-31 House Passes Welfare Reauthorization Legislation, May 21, 2002

Issue Brief 02-30 SCHIP Legislative Issues, May 14, 2002

Issue Brief 02-29 HHS Plans to Reallocate Funds for Development Disabilities,
May 6, 2002

Issue Brief 02-28 Food Stamp Provisions Finalized, May 6, 2002

Issue Brief 02-27 IDEA Full Funding Update, May 7, 2002

Issue Brief 02-26 Preliminary 2004 FMAPs, April 24, 2002

Issue Brief 02-25 Ryan White 2002 Title II Awards Announced, April 24, 2002

Issue Brief 02-24 Welfare Reauthorization Underway, April 24, 2002

Issue Brief 02-23 Medicaid Cliff Looms for Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments,
April 10, 2002

Issue Brief 02-22 Medicaid Spending Projected to Slow, April 9, 2002

Issue Brief 02-21 Workforce Investment Act and Employment Service Allotments,
April 1, 2002 

Issue Brief 02-20 ESEA Reauthorization Brings Changes to 21st Century Community Learning Centers, March 25, 2002

Issue Brief 02-19 Expansion of National Health Centers Continues, March 21, 2002

Issue Brief 02-18 Proposed Umemployment Insurance and Employment Service Reforms,
March 18, 2002

Issue Brief 02-17 FY 2002 Highway Safety Grants, March 14, 2002

Issue Brief 02-16 Congress Struggles with Election Reform Legislation, March 8

Issue Brief 02-15 FY 2002 Medicaid Spending Growth on Target, March 6, 2002

Issue Brief 02-14 A $5 Billion Difference: Food Stamp Reauthorization Goes to Conference, February 26, 2002

Issue Brief 02-13 HHS Releases Family Caregiver Funds, February 12, 2002

Issue Brief 02-12 New Bioterrorism Grants, February 6, 2002

Issue Brief 02-11 Senate FMAP Stimulus Proposal, February 1, 2002

Issue Brief 02-10 Changes in ESEA Funding Formulas, January 31, 2002

Issue Brief 02-09 Expected SCHIP Redistributions, January 31, 2002

Issue Brief 02-08 Negative RABA May Reduce Highway Funding, January 31, 2002

Issue Brief 02-07 Changes in Health Block Grant Funding in 2002, January 16, 2002

Issue Brief 02-06 Congress Passes and the President Signs ESEA Reauthorization,
January 14, 2002

Issue Brief 02-05 New Data Show Welfare Caseloads Increasing in Most States,
January 8, 2002

Issue Brief 02-04 Who Wins and Loses in the Relationship With the Federal Government?
January 7, 2002

Issue Brief 02-03 Preliminary Estimates of Supplemental Justice Assistance Grants,
January 4, 2002

Issue Brief 02-02 2004 FMAP Projections, January 3, 2002

Issue Brief 02-01 Populations Data for 2001; Impact on Bond Caps; SSBG Allocations,
January 3, 2002

Issue Brief 01-65 Three on a Medicaid Match is Unproductive, December 27, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-64 RABA Barons Redirect State Highway Funds, December 18, 2001

Issue Brief 01-63 Federal Legislation Delays HIPAA Implementation, December 14, 2001

Issue Brief 01-62 Senate Medicaid DSH Proposal, December 5, 2001

Issue Brief 01-61 Impact of Social Security Tax Holiday on States, November 29, 2001

Issue Brief 01-60 Another Blow to Medicaid, November 29, 2001

Issue Brief 01-59 House Committee Reauthorizes Safe and Stable Families Program, November 7, 2001

Issue Brief 01-58 Proposed Bioterrorism Legislation and Related Issues,
November 27, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-57 FY 2002 SCHIP Allotments, November 2,2001

Issue Brief 01-56 2003 FMAPs: Bureaus Meet Their Match, October 16, 2001

Issue Brief 01-55 WIA Update: Revised State Allotments for Youth Activities and Debate about Rescission, October 3, 2001

Issue Brief 01-54 HHS Awards Bonuses for Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births,
September 27, 2001

Issue Brief 01-53 2003 FMAPs: A Trail of Broken Premises, September 25, 2001

Issue Brief 01-52 2001 Ag. Supplemental Contains Block Grants for Specialty Crops, September 20, 2001

Issue Brief 01-51 Appalachian Regional Commission Health Related Research,
September 20, 2001

Issue Brief 01-50 Reed Act Distributions, September 19, 2001

Issue Brief 01-49 What If Congress Funded ESEA at Its Authorized Levels?
September 19, 2001

Issue Brief 01-48 New Data Show Welfare Caseloads Improving, September 19, 2001

Issue Brief 01-47 HHS Awards Adoption Bonuses, September 19, 2001

Issue Brief 01-46 Cost Allocation Methodologies for One-Stop Centers,
September 6, 2001

Issue Brief 01-45 Innovative Financing of Transportation Projects, September 5, 2001

Issue Brief 01-44 Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability Demonstration Initiative, September 6, 2001

Issue Brief 01-43 Food Stamp Reauthorization: A Year Early?, August 3, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-42 New Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Option Adopted by States, August 3, 2001

Issue Brief 01-41 Potential HUD Hospital Regulation, July 31, 2001

Issue Brief 01-40 Tribal Self-Governance and its Impact on States, July 30, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-39 Federal Spending-to-Tax Ratios, July 25, 2001

Issue Brief 01-38 Welfare Issues and Updates, July 19, 2001

Issue Brief 01-37 States Expand Medicaid in the Face of Rising Costs, July 18, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-36 States Expand Use of Federal Vaccines, July 17, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-35A Update on Recission of Dislocated Worker Funds, July 23, 2001

Issue Brief 01-35 $217 Million Recission of Dislocated Worker Funds in Senate Supplemental, July 17, 2001

Issue Brief 01-34 Health Centers Expansion, July 16, 2001

Issue Brief 01-33 States Plan Responses to Olmstead Decision, July 13, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-32 House and Senate Pass Similar Versions of ESEA Reauthorization,
July 10, 2001

Issue Brief 01-31 HHS Releases Estimated Childcare Allotments , June 5, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-30 Federal Spending in the States, June 1, 2001

Issue Brief 01-29 Revised Allocation for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund,
May 24, 2001

Issue Brief 01-28 Food Stamp Error Rate Update, May 23, 2001

Issue Brief 01-27 HHS Releases New Welfare Data, May 16, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-26 Senate Passes Brownfields Bill with Bipartisan Support, May 9, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-25 Preventive Health Block Grant Split; New Rape Prevention and Education, May 8, 2001

Issue Brief 01-24 Preliminary 2003 FMAPs, April 25, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-23 Anticipating ESEA Reauthorization: An Overview of Education Proposals, April 24, 2001

Issue Brief 01-22 New Data Show Welfare Caseloads Increasing, April 19, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-21 New Funds for Health Care Access for Uninsured Workers,
March 22, 2001

Issue Brief 01-20 Senate Bill Increases Authorization for Energy Programs,
March 22, 2001

Issue Brief 01-19 New Medicaid Option for Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment,
March 16, 2001

Issue Brief 01-18 Update on Federal Share of Special Education Financing,
March 14, 2001

Issue Brief 01-17 SCHIP Redistributions, March 14, 2001

Issue Brief 01-16 Fiscal Year 2001 Funding for State AIDS Programs, March 2, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-15 HHS Releases Family Caregiver Funds, February 16, 2001

Issue Brief 01-14 HHS Releases Final Child Care Allotments, February 16, 2001

Issue Brief 01-13 Potential for Restructuring and Increasing Federal Immunization Grants, February 16, 2001

Issue Brief 01-12 FY 2001 SCHIP Allotments, January 31, 2001

Issue Brief 01-11 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations,
January 30, 2001

Issue Brief 01-10 Two Wildlife Conservation Programs Offer Grant Money to States, January 30, 2001

Issue Brief 01-09 EPA Issues Water Pollution Control Guidance, January 30, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-08 Medicaid and Health Care Spending Trends and Estimates,
January 30, 2001

Issue Brief 01-07 New Program to Address Sewer Overflows Passes Congress,
January 23, 2001

Issue Brief 01-06 HHS Releases FY 2002 SSBG Allotments, January 19, 2001

Issue Brief 01-05 HHS Releases Three Final Health Rules, January 18, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-04 Population Shifts Will Affect FMAPs, January 9, 2001

Issue Brief 01-03 Population Data for 2000; Impact on Bond Caps; SSBG Allocations, January 8, 2001

Issue Brief 01-02 HHS Awards High Performance Bonuses, January 4, 2001 

Issue Brief 01-01 President Releases Additional LIHEAP Funds, January 4, 2001

Issue Brief 00-51 Congress Passes Second Medicare "Givebacks" Bill,
December 21, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-50 HHS Releases Child Welfare Allotment Percentages,
December 14, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-49 Small Percentage of Families Receive Child Care Assistance,
December 13 , 2000 

Issue Brief 00-48 Fiscal Year 2000 SCAAP Funds Released, December 5, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-47 New Food Stamp Rules to Expand Eligibility, December 5, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-46 New Child Care Safety and Health Grants, November 9, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-45 Recent Medicaid Eligibility Changes, November 7, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-44 Older Americans Act is Reauthorized, November 6, 2000

Issue Brief 00-43 Congress Authorizes Changes to the Food Stamp Program,
October 18, 2000

Issue Brief 00-42 Congress Reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), October 16, 2000

Issue Brief 00-41 Ryan White Reauthorization Passes, October 13, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-40 Roth Proposes Closing Intergovernmental Transfer Loophole,
October 12, 2000

Issue Brief 00-39 HHS Finally Releases Intergovernmental Transfer Rule,
October 6, 2000

Issue Brief 00-38 CARA Alert: Conservation Compromise Inserted into Interior Bill, October 3, 2000

Issue Brief 00-37 House and Senate Finally Pass SAMHSA Reauthorization,
October 3, 2000

Issue Brief 00-36 HHS Awards Bonuses for Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Births,
September 28, 2000

Issue Brief 00-35 HHS Awards Adoption Bonuses, September 27, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-34 President Releases LIHEAP Funds, September 26, 2000

Issue Brief 00-33 Federal Highway Administration Adjusts FY 2000 Highway Apportionments, September 20, 2000

Issue Brief 00-32 States May Lose Highway Funding Due to .08 Blood Alcohol Content Mandate, September 18, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-31 House Passes Child Support Bill, September 15, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-30 Final FMAPs for 2002, September 14, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-29 Impact on States of Various Medicare Prescription Drug Proposals, August 31, 2000

Issue Brief 00-28 HHS Releases TANF Work Participation Rates, August 22, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-27 Deadline Approaching for Additional Independent Living Funds,
August 18 , 2000

Issue Brief 00-26 HHS Releases Child Care Allotments, August 18, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-25 Ryan White Reauthorization Moves Forward, August 9, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-24 A Second Update on Medicaid Intergovernmental Transfers,
August 4, 2000

Issue Brief 00-23 House Committee Approves Child Support Bill, July 24, 2000

Issue Brief 00-22 Independent Living Program Receives Additional Funds, July 21, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-21 Update on Medicaid Intergovernmental Transfers, July 19, 2000

Issue Brief 00-20 Byrne Grant Allotments for Fiscal Year 2000 Released, June 19, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-19 Major Conservation Legislation Passes the House, June 1, 2000

Issue Brief 00-18 HHS Releases Allotments for Medicare Part B Premiums, June 1, 2000

Issue Brief 00-17 Efforts Underway to Restore SSBG Funding, May 23, 2000

Issue Brief 00-16 Preliminary FMAPs For 2002, May 18, 2000

Issue Brief 00-15 Tobacco Settlement Update, May 1, 2000

Issue Brief 00-14 HHS Releases Final FY 1999 Welfare Data, May 1, 2000

Issue Brief 00-13 House Passes CDBG and HOME Legislation, May 1, 2000

Issue Brief 00-12 Revised FY 2000 SCHIP Allotments, April 13, 2000

Issue Brief 00-11 Full Funding For IDEA: What Would If Mean for States?, April 12, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-10 Update on Recent TANF and Medicaid Developments, April 12, 2000

Issue Brief 00-9 FDA Withdraws Tobacco Investigation Funds, April 5, 2000

Issue Brief 00-8 HHS Releases FY 2000 Independent Living Allocations, April 4, 2000

Issue Brief 00-7 Qualified Zone Academy Bonds: How Do They Work?, March 29, 2000

Issue Brief 00-6 Would A Gas Tax Repeal Guzzle Highway Funding?, March 22, 2000

Issue Brief 00-5 Change and Controversy in the Food Stamp Program, March 16, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-4 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Finally Flies,
March 16, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-3 Winners and Losers: How State Programs Fared During the Clinton Administration, February 3, 2000

Issue Brief 00-2 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations,
January 18, 2000 

Issue Brief 00-1 Population Data for 1999; Impact on Bond Caps; SSBG Allocations, January 7, 2000

Issue Brief 99-26 Weatherization Assistance: Congress Adds New Match to Old Program, December 23, 1999

Issue Brief 99-25 HHS Releases FY 2000 SSBG Allotments, December 22, 1999

Issue Brief 99-24 Congress Passes Several Last-Minute Bills, November 30, 1999 

Issue Brief 99-23 HHS Releases New Welfare Data, November 5, 1999

Issue Brief 99-22 The House Takes Another Step Toward ESEA Reathorization, November 5, 1999

Issue Brief 99-21 Finally, Final FMAPs for 2001, October 27, 1999 

Issue Brief 99-20 Airport Program Reauthorization, Difficult Conference Lies Ahead, October 15, 1999

Issue Brief 99-19 Politics Jeapordizes Juvenile Justice Legislation, October 18, 1999

Issue Brief 99-18 Possible FMAPs for 2001, September 9, 1999

Issue Brief 99-17 States in Danger of Losing Federal Medicaid Funds,
September 3, 1999

Issue Brief 99-16 Estimating Tobacco Payments, How To Apply the Inflation and Volume Adjustments, August 20, 1999

Issue Brief 99-15 House Passes Teacher Empowerment and Education Tax Provisions, July 29, 1999

Issue Brief 99-14 Recent Trends in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage,
July 20, 1999

Issue Brief 99-13 States Gain and Lose Under House-Passed Independent Living Bill, June 28, 1999

Issue Brief 99-12 Anticipating ESEA Reauthorization: An Overview of Education Programs, June 25, 1999

Issue Brief 99-11 Getting the Population Count Right: How Important is it for Grant Programs? June 11, 1999

Issue Brief 99-10 Will the Child Support Enforcement Program Change Again?
May 24, 1999 

Issue Brief 99-9 Preliminary FMAPs for 2001, April 28, 1999

Issue Brief 99-8 Will TANF Balances Be Sufficient if Caseloads Increase? April 26, 1999 

Issue Brief 99-7 Airport Program Reauthorization, Two Very Different Bills Moving in Congress, April 26, 1999

Issue Brief 99-6 How Much Will the Tobacco Settlement Really Be Worth? April 15, 1999 

Issue Brief 99-5 Trends in Elementary and Secondary Education Funding, April 15, 1999 

Issue Brief 99-4 Understanding Federal Child Welfare Programs, March 17, 1999

Issue Brief 99-3 Update on Proposed TANF Cuts, March 10, 1999

Issue Brief 99-2 Cost Allocation Cuts Announced, Food Stamp Cuts Scheduled,
March 9, 1999

Issue Brief 99-1 Population Data for 1998;Impact on Bond Caps; Title XX Allocations, January 6, 1999

Issue Brief 98-17 Before Adjourning, Congress Reauthorizes Head Start, LIHEAP, and CSBG, October 26, 1998

Issue Brief 98-16 Interest Rate Fix Included in Higher Education Reauthorization, October 23, 1998

Issue Brief 98-15 Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Matching Rates for 2000 (final), September 14, 1998

Issue Brief 98-14 Finally, Job Training Reform Happens, September 1, 1998

Issue Brief 98-13 Congress Moves Forward to Reauthorize Higher Education Act,
August 4, 1998

Issue Brief 98-12 Child Support Performance and Incentive Act Conference Agreement, June 30, 1998

Issue Brief 98-11 The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Act; What it Gives and Takes Away, June 12, 1998

Issue Brief 98-10 Transportation Reauthorization, Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; June 1, 1998

Issue Brief 98-9 New (but not Improved) Proposals to Cut Food Stamps and Medicaid, May 1998

Issue Brief 98-8 To Be Or Not To Be? Issues in Proposed Tobacco Settlements,
May 1998

Issue Brief 98-7 Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Matching Rates for 2000 (Preliminary), May 1998

Issue Brief 98-6 Transportation Reauthorization, Senate and House Legislation,
April 28, 1998

Issue Brief 98-5 Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, April 17, 1998

Issue Brief 98-4 Winners and Losers -- Recent Trends in Federal Grants, April 17, 1998

Issue Brief 98-3 Social Services Block Grant -- Further Cuts in Store?, April 1, 1998

Issue Brief 98-2 Reducing the Match Rate for Medicaid and Food Stamp Administration, March 15, 1998

Issue Brief 98-1 Population Data for 1997; Impact on Bond Caps; Title XX Allocations, January 22, 1998

Issue Brief 97-7 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (H.R. 5),
June 11, 1997

Issue Brief 97-6 Public and Assisted Housing Reauthorization, June 11, 1997

Issue Brief 97-5 Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Matching Rates for 1998 (preliminary), May 1, 1997

Issue Brief 97-4 Transportation Reauthorization Update, April 17, 1997

Issue Brief 97-3 Possible Effects on States of Changes to Consumer Price Index,
March 7, 1997

Issue Brief 97-2 Transportation Reauthorization, February 5, 1997

Issue Brief 97-1 Population Data for 1996; Impact on Bond Caps; Title XX Allocations, January 16, 1997

Issue Brief 96-10 (Final) Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Matching Rates for 1998, October 10, 1996 

Issue Brief 96-9 Recent Trends in Health Care Spending, August 28, 1996 

Issue Brief 96-8 Trends in Education Funding (revised), August 27, 1996

Issue Brief 96-7 Welfare Reform Summary, August 12, 1996

Issue Brief 96-6 Health Insurance Reform, August 7, 1996

Issue Brief 96-5 Safe Drinking Water Act, August 9, 1996

Issue Brief 96-4 (Preliminary) Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Matching Rates
for 1998, June 6, 1996

Issue Brief 96-3 The Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995, April 26, 1996 

Issue Brief 96-2 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (P.L. 104-127),
April 15, 1996

Issue Brief 96-1 Population Data for 1995; Impact on Bond Caps; Title XX Allocations, March 15, 1996