Tensions run high at pair of town halls hosted in red Nebraska and blue Maryland
Reps. Mike Flood (R-NE) and Glenn Ivey (D-MD) held heated town hall meetings in their respective districts to address voters' ...
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Moody’s Downgrades Sector Outlook to Negative
In December, the ratings agency predicted stability for higher education, but the Trump administration has upended that ...
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Medicaid Cuts Could Upend Lives Of Children With Disabilities
Medicaid could face billions of dollars in federal cuts. That's alarmed families who rely on the program to pay for medical ...
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US Sen. Lisa Murkowski highlights ‘traumatizing’ mass federal firings in legislative address
Murkowski used the speech to rebuke President Donald Trump’s moves to shrink the size of the federal government and reshape ...
Economic forecast projects Washington to see nearly a billion less revenue over four years
Strapped for cash and searching for ways to cut spending, the job for budget writers in Washington became that much more ...
Maryland Democrats say new tax on services ‘has to be’ in budget. Republicans say it’s a ‘bailout.’
Marylanders will have to pay some kind of a new sales tax in the next state budget, but it’s not clear what it will look like ...
Lawmakers focus on state budget amidst questions on spending hikes, potential federal funding changes
Discussions and negotiations about how to spend your tax money are underway at the State Capitol in Albany. 2 On Your Side ...
Mississippi Today7h
Senate and House pass revised plans to eliminate income tax, increase gasoline tax
Experts have told Mississippi Today that deep federal spending cuts, along with the elimination of the state income tax, ...
MyNorthwest8h
‘Tsunami of cuts’: Senators warn Washingtonians that Apple Health could be gutted
Cantwell and Murray oppose budget proposal threatening vital health services for Washingtonians. Learn more about the impact.
Pelosi backs Schumer’s leadership but swipes at his GOP ‘giveaway’
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) weighed in on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) decision to help pass the GOP government funding bill that she and House Democrats vehemently opposed.
Opinion
How real is the Democratic outrage over Chuck Schumer?
Democrats have expressed frustration at Chuck Schumer's decision to side with Republicans on a continuing resolution, but their anger may not be genuine.
Amid heightened blowback, a push to limit lawsuits in Georgia moves forward
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's top priority of limiting lawsuits is getting more pushback, and the legislative session wraps up in ...