Senate Republicans are pushing to cut spending by $9 billion after passing a massive tax bill that is projected to hike the ...

Massachusetts is preparing for a massive outreach effort to help hundreds of thousands of residents who qualify for Medicaid ...

Many middle-class and wealthy families will see some benefits from the new legislation. But programs that help low-income ...

Here’s how the federal budget reconciliation bill will devastate Alaska’s economy: ...

There’s a lot to unpack in the multi-trillion-dollar, 887-page package, from tax breaks and social safety net cuts to billions more for defense, the border wall and deportations. The Press Democrat ...

It has been a week since Congress passed the Republicans' major budget act. But what’s in it and how it will affect Americans' day-to-day lives remains a mystery to most. Congressional correspondent ...

Trump's tax bill eliminates clean energy incentives, costing Arizona $58 billion in investments and 69,000 jobs statewide ...

As Republicans face criticism for slashing Medicaid, Hawley tried to shift the focus to a less-noticed part of the law that ...

The budget includes a deduction for taxpayers over age 65, starting in 2025. But it would benefit fewer than half of older ...

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Orange County’s public safety agencies could lose significant levels of funding, if the state were to eliminate homestead property taxes, according to an email from the county’s budget director that ...

New York is staring down billions in lost federal funding for Medicaid and food assistance over the next decade ...