President Obama's State of the Union address next Tuesday is now only a couple days away. In anticipation of the President's speech, we at CRFB have...

Stating the Obvious – President Obama delivers the State of the Union address Tuesday evening. The SOTU is the annual rite where presidents attempt to...

Continuing their efforts to close budget gaps, states across the country have looked to public pension reform as part of a possible solution. Among...

The New York Times had two interesting op-eds over the weekend on two essential components of deficit reduction: tax reform and health care costs...

Alex Brill of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) recently put out a tax reform plan that focuses on corporate taxes, but includes some individual...

After evaluating Mitt Romney's, Newt Gingrich's, Rick Perry's, and Herman Cain's proposals, the Tax Policy Center (TPC) has put out another analysis...

Earlier this week, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) released a letter to the President and leaders in Congress, urging them to "...

Both CBO and OMB in the last week released sequestration reports, technical reports that detail whether the government is adhering to discretionary...

Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) has been a member of CRFB's Announcement Effect Club since June of last year. During a briefing on the Hill yesterday...

Jeff Zients will once again ascend to the role of acting OMB director, according to a blog post on OMB's website. Zients had previously stepped into...

As lawmakers slowly return to town this week and next week, there will be an increasing focus on possible offsets for any extensions to expiring...