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Cutting supports to those in need — just to help the rich

Posted on March 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM by Mike Owen

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So, you think that was a big battle last week over avoiding a federal shutdown? You haven’t seen anything. The...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Federal policy

Tagged As: Federal budget, Federal deficits and debt, Federal taxes, Medicaid, SNAP

Real decisions about to begin

Posted on November 2, 2024 at 12:25 PM by Mike Owen

US Capitol illustration with red ink

When the arguments move from campaign ads to the halls of Congress and the Statehouse, the real decisions begin: Will...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Federal policy

Tagged As: Child tax credit, EITC, Federal taxes, State taxes

Federal shutdown will cause avoidable uncertainty and hardship

Posted on September 28, 2023 at 9:35 AM by Anne Discher

View post titled Federal shutdown will cause avoidable uncertainty and hardship

We are likely just hours away from a federal government shutdown that will harm families, businesses and the nation’s economy.[1]...

Categories: Budget & taxes, Federal policy

Tagged As: child care, Federal budget, Federal taxes, Medicaid, Nutrition, shutdown

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