Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states

Republican legislatures already grappling with budget shortfalls consider further cuts and new taxes to cover funding gaps ...

How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love tax cuts

With voters’ concerns about affordability showing no sign of fading, some Democrats are rediscovering a traditionally ...

Fact vs. Fiction on Medicaid and the Wealth Tax

I try to be fair to people I disagree with. Emmanuel Saez -- the famous UC Berkeley economist who's considered an architect ...
Alameda Post on MSN

Alameda nurses join nationwide 'Red Alert' rally over Medicare, Medicaid cuts

Nurses rallied outside Alameda Hospital on March 21, as part of a nationwide "Red Alert" tour protesting federal cuts to ...
NationofChange

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the chopping block

The amendment, led by Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, fell short on a 211-207 vote, below the two-thirds threshold required for constitutional amendments. Every Republican who took part in the vote ...
The Gazette

Medicaid cuts affect every Iowan

President Donald Trump and Iowa Republicans are working overtime to cut more than $800 billion in Medicaid funding to pay for a grotesque tax cut for their fat cat donors. These cuts will hurt every ...