Today, Up to Us, the nationwide, nonpartisan campus-based initiative that mobilizes young people to promote fiscal sustainability, announced that the student team from State University of New York (SUNY) at Old Westbury won the sixth annual Campus Competition.

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Ford Foundation today announced $1.5 million in grant awards for US 2050, a unique research initiative examining the multiple demographic, economic, societal, and fiscal trends shaping America in the decades ahead.

A prolonged government shutdown and heightened partisan gridlock caused a record drop in Americans’ confidence in the country’s fiscal outlook.

Leading scholars and experts will discuss a range of new insights and projections that will drive further research and help policymakers prepare now for the future.

US 2050, a milestone research initiative exploring the multiple demographic, economic, societal and fiscal trends shaping America, is convening leading scholars and experts at a conference this morning in Washington, D.C.

Three debt clocks are up and running at key locations in Cleveland, Milwaukee and Las Vegas, with clocks launching in additional cities in coming weeks.

“Reaching $23 trillion in debt on Halloween is a scary milestone for our economy and the next generation, but Washington shows no fear.”

“Today’s budget proposal relies on optimistic projections for economic growth and unlikely budget cuts to illustrate deficit reduction.”

Northwestern University is announcing the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Pandemic Response Policy Research Program, a new research initiative to advance the understanding of effective pandemic policy responses.

U.S. Fiscal confidence fell in April, amidst news of inflation rising 8.5%, the largest annual increase in more than 40 years.