Center for Public Policy Priorities
Encyclopedia
The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) is an Austin
-based, nonpartisan, nonprofit policy institute committed to improving public policies to better the economic and social conditions of low- and moderate-income Texans
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founded CPPP in 1985 to improve health care
access for the poor
. The center became an independent nonprofit corporation 1999. The Nation
called CPPP an example of “sophisticated independent policy experts” and a state level “force to be reckoned with.” And according to The Dallas Morning News
, the center “has emerged as the primary source for detailed analysis on almost any legislative issue affecting low- to moderate-income Texans.”
The center is also home to the Texas KIDS COUNT Project, which tracks the well-being of children county by county.
, the longest serving Lieutenant Governor of Texas
. F. Scott McCown retired as a state district judge in 2002 to become the Executive Director. Texas Monthly
named McCown as one of the 25 most powerful people in Texas politics. The center has a staff of thirteen. Senior staff includes Anne Dunkelberg, Associate Director, named 2007 Consumer Health Care Advocate of the Year by Families USA, and Dick Lavine, Senior Fiscal Analyst, named Best Lobbyist for the Little Guy by Texas Monthly in 1999.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
-based, nonpartisan, nonprofit policy institute committed to improving public policies to better the economic and social conditions of low- and moderate-income Texans
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Origin
The Congregation of Benedictine Sisters in Boerne, TexasBoerne, Texas
Boerne is a city in the Hill Country of Texas in the United States. It is the county seat of Kendall County. Boerne was named in honor of Ludwig Börne, a Jewish German author and publicist, and its population was 10, 471 in the 2010 census. The city is noted for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court...
founded CPPP in 1985 to improve health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
access for the poor
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
. The center became an independent nonprofit corporation 1999. The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
called CPPP an example of “sophisticated independent policy experts” and a state level “force to be reckoned with.” And according to The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
, the center “has emerged as the primary source for detailed analysis on almost any legislative issue affecting low- to moderate-income Texans.”
Current research
The center provides research and policy analysis on issues such as:- economic opportunity, including workforce and economic development;
- the state’s social services safety net, including health care, nutrition, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; and
- fiscal analysis of state taxes and budgets; the center provides tax and budget analysis from the perspective of low-income Texans.
The center is also home to the Texas KIDS COUNT Project, which tracks the well-being of children county by county.
Board and staff
Flora Brewer of Ft. Worth is the Chair of the Board of Directors, which includes Bill HobbyWilliam P. Hobby, Jr.
William Pettus “Bill” Hobby, Jr., is a Texas Democratic politician who served a record eighteen years as the 37th Lieutenant Governor...
, the longest serving Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Lieutenant Governor of Texas
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the...
. F. Scott McCown retired as a state district judge in 2002 to become the Executive Director. Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly is a monthly American magazine headquartered in Austin, Texas. Texas Monthly is published by Emmis Publishing, L.P. and was founded in 1973 by Michael R. Levy, Texas Monthly chronicles life in contemporary Texas, writing on politics, the environment, industry, and education...
named McCown as one of the 25 most powerful people in Texas politics. The center has a staff of thirteen. Senior staff includes Anne Dunkelberg, Associate Director, named 2007 Consumer Health Care Advocate of the Year by Families USA, and Dick Lavine, Senior Fiscal Analyst, named Best Lobbyist for the Little Guy by Texas Monthly in 1999.