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Making government data make sense. No partisanship, no bias — just the facts.
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This week, the CDC reduced the recommended childhood vaccine list from 17 vaccinations to 11. Here��s the updated list 👇
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Together, TANF, EITC, CTC, and Supplemental Security Income cost about $163 billion in 2024. That was roughly 2.4% of the federal budget.
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In 2024, Supplemental Security Income supported about 7 million people who were elderly, blind, disabled, or living on very low incomes. The average monthly check was $692, and most recipients (84%) were disabled.
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The Child Tax Credit (CTC) provides families up to $2,200 per child, annually, as a tax break. About 11% of tax filers received the refundable CTC in 2022.
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Another way families can receive federal government assistance is through credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In 2022, about 24 million tax filers (about 15% of all tax filers) claimed these credits. The EITC is refundable, meaning families can receive money
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In FY 2024, TANF cost the federal government $18 billion. However, only a portion — about 20% to 25% — was distributed as cash payments to about 840,000 families. The rest was spent on things like childcare, job programs, pre-K, and administrative costs.
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Many people have a concept of “welfare,” but there is no longer a program that operates under that name. The closest is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). This program gives short-term cash to low-income families with children, capped at 60 months over a family’s
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Let's talk about cash — specifically, the billions the federal government sends to tens of millions of Americans each year. From short-term aid for families to monthly checks for seniors, cash assistance programs reach far more people than most realize.
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Are Americans waiting longer to tie the knot?💍 In 2024, the median age for women getting married for the first time was 28.6 — up from 27 in 2014. And in 1956, it was 20.1. Women marry youngest in Utah — where the median age is just 25.2. At the oldest? DC with a median
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Secretary Kennedy released new dietary guidelines today that include recommendations to consume more high fat dairy (think yogurt and milk) and meat. Over the last few decades, Americans are drinking less milk. Per-person milk consumption has decreased 47% since 1975 — from
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In this week's Data Behind the News: Venezuela, Affordable Care Act subsidies, and New Year’s resolutions.
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This week the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s (CPB) board voted to dissolve after losing over $1B in federal funding. 66.75% of its federal funding supported TV programming like PBS and 22.25% supported radio programming (think NPR). As of FY 2024, federal funding was
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🏫Our analyst Leah breaks down what the latest data on 4th and 8th-grade math scores say about US education.
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When was the last federal government budget surplus? You might be surprised.
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Run to grab an application. 📝 Here are the fastest growing jobs over the next decade.
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Which generations step up the most in their communities? 🔹Gen X ranks highest for formal volunteering — from food banks to public health to tutoring. 🔹Baby Boomers top the chart for informal volunteering (think running errands or offering free childcare). Are you surprised
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