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2017

HHS Announces LIHEAP Awards

Issue Brief 17-33, October 25, 2017

House Passes Home Visiting Reauthorization

Issue Brief 17-32, October 19, 2017

Update on CHIP Funding Extension

Issue Brief 17-31, October 16, 2017

States Must Apply for VW Settlement Funds

Issue Brief 17-30, October 13, 2017

House Committee Reauthorizes Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

Issue Brief 17-29, October 6, 2017

Performance Bonuses Examined as SNAP Reauthorization Looms

Issue Brief 17-28, October 3, 2017

FY 2019 FMAPs Set to Increase Markedly in Nine States

Issue Brief 17-27, September 27, 2017

Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Revisited

Issue Brief 17-26, September 21, 2017

Senate Committee Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Extend CHIP Funding

Issue Brief 17-25, September 20, 2017

Housing Trust Fund Update

Issue Brief 17-24, September 7, 2017

DHS Reauthorization Update

Issue Brief 17-23, August 31, 2017

DSH Reductions to Take Effect in FY 2018

Issue Brief 17-22, August 17, 2017

Administration Puts Teeth into Sanctuary Cities Policy via JAG Solicitation

Issue Brief 17-21, August 4, 2017

CHIP Deadline Fast Approaching

Issue Brief 17-20, July 28, 2017

Interior Announces FY 2017 PILT Payments

Issue Brief 17-19, July 12, 2017

TANF Extension, Reductions, and Updates

Issue Brief 17-18, June 30, 2017

HHS Releases Remaining LIHEAP Funds

Issue Brief 17-17, June 16, 2017

DHS Announces FY 2017 Preparedness Grants

Issue Brief 17-16, June 9, 2017

FTA Releases Positive Train Control Funding

Issue Brief 17-15, June 8, 2017

FHWA Releases Emergency Relief Funds

Issue Brief 17-14, April 24, 2017

Clawback Payments to Stabilize in CY 2018

Issue Brief 17-13, April 12, 2017

Block Grants: Past, Present, and Future

Issue Brief 17-12, April 11, 2017

FY 2019 FMAP Projections

Issue Brief 17-11, March 29, 2017

House Health Care Bill Amends ACA and Restructures Medicaid

Issue Brief 17-10, March 16, 2017

FEMA Expands its Disaster Deductible Concept

Issue Brief 17-09, March 6, 2017

Unfunded Mandates Revisited

Issue Brief 17-08, February 21, 2017

An In-Depth Look at Health Care Reform Funding

Issue Brief 17-07, February 16, 2017

House, President Bring New Scrutiny to Regulations and Rulemaking

Issue Brief 17-06, February 3, 2017

Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities Raises Many Questions, Answers Few

Issue Brief 17-05, February 2, 2017

Interior Announces FY 2017 Abandoned Mine Funding

Issue Brief 17-04, January 27, 2017

EPA Launches Water Infrastructure Program

Issue Brief 17-03, January 18, 2017

The WIIN Act: A WRDA by Any Other Name

Issue Brief 17-02, January 12, 2017

Justice for All Reauthorization Becomes Law

Issue Brief 17-01, January 12, 2017

2016

Impact of 2016 Population Estimates on Bond Caps and SSBG Allocations

Issue Brief 16-64, December 29, 2016

HHS Publishes Child Welfare Services Allotment Percentages; Revisions Possible

Issue Brief 16-63, December 28, 2016

Interior Releases FY 2016 Minerals Payments

Issue Brief 16-62, December 22, 2016

SAMHSA Releases Funding Opportunity, Allocations for Opioid Response Grants

Issue Brief 16-61, December 21, 2016

The Congressional Review Act: Implications for States in 2017

Issue Brief 16-60, December 20, 2016

21st Century Cures Includes Opioids and Mental Health

Issue Brief 16-59, December 5, 2016

Highway Funding Can Bypass States Under New Pilot

Issue Brief 16-58, November 17, 2016

CMS Announces 10% Increase in Medicare Part B Premiums for Dual Eligibles

Issue Brief 16-57, November 14, 2016

Clawback Payments to Increase $1.2 Billion in 2017

Issue Brief 16-56, November 9, 2016

ED Awards Final School Improvement Grants

Issue Brief 16-55, November 7, 2016

Congress Tackles Mental Health Reform

Issue Brief 16-54, November 4, 2016

HHS Releases $3 Billion in FY 2017 LIHEAP Funds

Issue Brief 16-53, October 27, 2016

FY 2016 Medicaid DSH Allotments Released

Issue Brief 16-52, October 27, 2016

CDC Restores Emergency Preparedness Funds, Announces Zika Funding

Issue Brief 16-51, October 24, 2016

Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Update

Issue Brief 16-50, October 19, 2016

FY 2018 FMAPs: Several States See Big Increases

Issue Brief 16-49, September 29, 2016

FEMA Proposed Guidance Incorporates State Fiscal Capacity

Issue Brief 16-48, September 28, 2016

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