West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey recently cited an $11 million cost when vetoing a program that would have helped youth ...

Click on a state in our map to learn how WIC provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on health, state budgets, food assistance, poverty and inequality, and social security.

WIC Supports Breastfeeding Medical and nutrition experts recommend exclusive breastfeeding as the optimal choice during an infant’s first six months, with continued breastfeeding as complementary ...

Testimony of Wesley Tharpe, Senior Advisor for State Tax Policy, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, to the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee Chair DiPalma, distinguished members — thank you ...

All eyes are on Nebraska this week as it becomes the first state to implement a policy taking Medicaid coverage away from people not meeting work requirements. It’s doing this well ahead of the ...

Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fell by more than 3 million people (8 percent) nationwide between July 2025 and January 2026. The drop followed the enactment of H ...

When parents have enough money to pay their bills, buy nutritious food, and spend quality time with their children, they are better able to respond to their children’s needs and create a nurturing ...

Everyone wants to live in safe, thriving communities where people have the resources and opportunities they need to succeed. But Louisiana’s recent turn toward punitive and expensive criminal justice ...

Due to a provision in last year’s Republican megabill, some people who buy marketplace health coverage for 2026 could face much larger tax bills next year. Those higher taxes will come on top of the ...