Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

States Continue to Streamline and Modernize WIC

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides healthy foods, nutrition education ...
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Analyzing the Census Bureau’s 2025 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data

On Tuesday, September 15, the Census Bureau will release its 2025 Current Population Survey data on poverty, income, and ...
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Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

Last Year’s Reconciliation Law Is Even More Extreme Than the 1996 Law That Took Away Benefits From People With Lawful Immigration Status

The harmful 2025 Republican reconciliation law takes away access to public benefit programs for certain people granted humanitarian-related immigration status.
Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesOpinion

With School Year Starting, Children’s Participation in SNAP Continues Rapid Decline

While cutting SNAP eligibility for children was not a stated target of the Republican reconciliation law’s proponents, the ...