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Iowa lawmakers have approved a new state budget that lays bare the growing cost of the state’s tax-cut agenda: to balance the books, they’re now planning to use over $900 million in ...
On the anniversary of devastating floods in Vermont, leaders are making budget changes to be better prepared for unexpected severe weather.
Democratic federal and state lawmakers are warning that  Michigan is set to receive a dual financial hit from the recently ...
In Washington, nearly one million people rely on SNAP benefits each month. With the new law in place, those benefits are expected to shrink, and eligibility requirements will become stricter. Adults ...
Rolled out in 2014 as part of the Affordable Care Act, Covered California — or Covered CA, as it’s commonly known — is an ...
Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.
Representative Adrian Smith held a press call on Tuesday where he touted the passage of President Donald Trumps ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’ ...
Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education passed a multi-million dollar budget Wednesday that includes several reductions.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” includes $165 billion in funding to the Department of Homeland Security, set aside for hiring ...
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Congress just made health care worse — here’s what we’re doing about it
The ever-increasing cost of health care and prescription drugs puts a huge strain on our families’ budgets. It is even worse for seniors living on fixed incomes. At a time when we need every option on ...
For 35 years, the University of Minnesota Extension Service has funded nutrition education in low-income areas statewide, ...
We are deeply concerned about the White House budget proposal to drastically cut funding to the Appalachian Regional ...