Federal Spending Traceable to States

The U.S. Census Bureau has released its report for fiscal year (FY) 2010 that tracks the flow of federal funds by state. States can use data in the report to assess how they fare in their fiscal relationship with the federal government, an especially relevant issue in an era of federal budget cutting. Sadly, this report may itself become the victim of federal budget cutting, making future analyses of federal spending in the states more difficult to conduct.