Contact FFIS for the full text of any briefs from 1997 or 1996.

2000

Major Conservation Legislation Passes the House

Issue Brief, June 1, 2000

Efforts Underway to Restore SSBG Funding

Issue Brief, May 23, 2000

Preliminary FMAPs For 2002

Issue Brief, May 18, 2000

Tobacco Settlement Update

Issue Brief, May 1, 2000

HHS Releases Final FY 1999 Welfare Data

Issue Brief, May 1, 2000

House Passes CDBG and HOME Legislation

Issue Brief, May 1, 2000

Revised FY 2000 SCHIP Allotments

Issue Brief, April 13, 2000

Full Funding For IDEA: What Would If Mean for States?

Issue Brief, April 12, 2000

Update on Recent TANF and Medicaid Developments

Issue Brief, April 12, 2000

FDA Withdraws Tobacco Investigation Funds

Issue Brief, April 5, 2000

HHS Releases FY 2000 Independent Living Allocations

Issue Brief, April 4, 2000

Qualified Zone Academy Bonds: How Do They Work?

Issue Brief, March 29, 2000

Would A Gas Tax Repeal Guzzle Highway Funding?

Issue Brief, March 22, 2000

Change and Controversy in the Food Stamp Program

Issue Brief, March 16, 2000

Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Finally Flies

Issue Brief, March 16, 2000

Winners and Losers: How State Programs Fared During the Clinton Administration

Issue Brief, February 3, 2000

Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations

Issue Brief, January 18, 2000

Population Data for 1999; Impact on Bond Caps; SSBG Allocations

Issue Brief, January 7, 2000

1999

Weatherization Assistance: Congress Adds New Match to Old Program

Issue Brief 99-26, December 23, 1999

HHS Releases FY 2000 SSBG Allotments

Issue Brief 99-25, December 22, 1999

Congress Passes Several Last-Minute Bills

Issue Brief 99-24, November 30, 1999

HHS Releases New Welfare Data

Issue Brief 99-23, November 5, 1999

The House Takes Another Step Toward ESEA Reathorization

Issue Brief 99-22, November 5, 1999

Finally, Final FMAPs for 2001

Issue Brief 99-21, October 27, 1999

Politics Jeapordizes Juvenile Justice Legislation

Issue Brief 99-19, October 18, 1999

Airport Program Reauthorization, Difficult Conference Lies Ahead

Issue Brief 99-20, October 15, 1999

Possible FMAPs for 2001

Issue Brief 99-18, September 9, 1999

States in Danger of Losing Federal Medicaid Funds

Issue Brief 99-17, September 3, 1999

Estimating Tobacco Payments, How To Apply the Inflation and Volume Adjustments

Issue Brief 99-16, August 20, 1999

House Passes Teacher Empowerment and Education Tax Provisions

Issue Brief 99-15, July 29, 1999

Recent Trends in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage

Issue Brief 99-14, July 20, 1999

States Gain and Lose Under House-Passed Independent Living Bill

Issue Brief 99-13, June 28, 1999

Anticipating ESEA Reauthorization: An Overview of Education Programs

Issue Brief 99-12, June 25, 1999

Getting the Population Count Right: How Important is it for Grant Programs?

Issue Brief 99-11, June 11, 1999

Will the Child Support Enforcement Program Change Again?

Issue Brief 99-10, May 24, 1999

Preliminary FMAPs for 2001

Issue Brief 99-09, April 28, 1999

Will TANF Balances Be Sufficient if Caseloads Increase?

Issue Brief 99-08, April 26, 1999

Airport Program Reauthorization, Two Very Different Bills Moving in Congress

Issue Brief 99-07, April 26, 1999

How Much Will the Tobacco Settlement Really Be Worth?

Issue Brief 99-06, April 15, 1999

Trends in Elementary and Secondary Education Funding

Issue Brief 99-05, April 15, 1999

Understanding Federal Child Welfare Programs

Issue Brief 99-04, March 17, 1999

Update on Proposed TANF Cuts

Issue Brief 99-03, March 10, 1999

Cost Allocation Cuts Announced, Food Stamp Cuts Scheduled

Issue Brief 99-02, March 9, 1999

Population Data for 1998;Impact on Bond Caps; Title XX Allocations

Issue Brief 99-01, January 6, 1999

1998

Before Adjourning, Congress Reauthorizes Head Start, LIHEAP, and CSBG

Issue Brief 98-17, October 26, 1998

Interest Rate Fix Included in Higher Education Reauthorization

Issue Brief 98-16, October 23, 1998

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Matching Rates for 2000 (final)

Issue Brief 98-15, September 14, 1998

Finally, Job Training Reform Happens

Issue Brief 98-14, September 1, 1998

Congress Moves Forward to Reauthorize Higher Education Act

Issue Brief 98-13, August 4, 1998

Child Support Performance and Incentive Act Conference Agreement

Issue Brief 98-12, June 30, 1998

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