The state of Colorado recently rejected a health insurance rate increase from Cigna that on average would have raised rates 24 percent, with increases for
We’ve looked at what’s needed in 2014-15 to cover student or client growth and cost increases in some key state services – public and higher
Most of us know what poverty “looks like”—such as being homeless or hungry. But what we may not realize is that poverty is a specific
We wind down our series on the budget and state spending needs by looking at state employee/retiree benefits and prisons. The Employees Retirement System budget
Almost 1.5 million students were enrolled in credit courses at a Texas college or university in Fall 2011—more than 9 out of 10 of them
The 2014-15 consolidated HHS proposal to provide CHIP and Medicaid-supported health care, Early Childhood Intervention programs, foster care/child protective services, state hospitals, and various public
First Focus, a bipartisan advocacy organization that works to make children and families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions, has released a new
Public education is important in the Texas budget not just because it’s the biggest piece (42 percent of General Revenue spending), but because of its
Texas is arguably ground zero in the battle to rein in excessive fees and deceptive practices from payday and auto title lenders. Last week, the
By Marcus Denton The Texas Health Insurance Pool (THIP) insures more than 23,000 Texans with pre-existing health conditions. Beginning in 2014, THIP enrollees will be
