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‘Potentially catastrophic’: While Congress cuts safety net, Mass. lawmakers pass budget short on cash for SNAP caseworkers
The state budget for fiscal year 2026, which lawmakers sent for Governor Maura Healey’s signature, slashed more than $40 ...
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Canada’s new government delivers middle-class tax cut
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that as of tomorrow, July 1, the government’s middle-class tax cut will be ...
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What the GOP’s tax bill means for your health care
If you’re among the 78 million people on Medicaid or the 24 million with a health plan from the insurance marketplaces, ...
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Senate Proposes $4.2 Trillion of Tax Cuts
Note: the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has put together a current law score of the Senate Finance Committee tax ...
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Concern arises over food assistance program cuts
There are concerns about what the president's tax and spending cuts bill could mean for programs that many families depend on to put food on the table. The Senate narrowly passed President Donald ...
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For State and Local Governments, Everything Is on the Table
Congress is still working through the budget process but it's clear no federal agency or program is immune from change.
Trump tax bill dealt major blow as several Medicaid provisions are axed
The Senate parliamentarian nixed a number of proposals Republican lawmakers hoped would help pay for more than $4.5 trillion ...