Calling DOGE and congressional attention to California’s abuse of Medicaid dollars
Eliminating “waste, fraud and abuse” is a perennial goal of Beltway politicians, but rarely has someone seemed so serious ...
They live in California's Republican districts, feel betrayed by looming health care costs
Several California Republicans represent towns that rely on Medicaid for health care coverage. Their recent budget-cutting ...
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D.C. Officials Stand Up Against Continuing Resolution That Decimates Local Budget
Washington, D.C., faces potential budget cuts as House Republicans threaten to override local autonomy, affecting public ...
They live in California’s Republican districts. They feel betrayed by looming health care cuts
The number of people with Medicaid in California has increased 31% since 2014 when the Affordable Care Act allowed states to ...
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd talks DOGE, energy policy, Ukraine in first tele-town hall
At his first tele-town hall Tuesday evening, U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd told constituents he is concerned about the number of ...
Opinion
Trump's State of the Union Was a Smokescreen for Gutting Medicaid | Opinion
Medicaid is more than a safety net. It is the source of health care for millions of the nation's children, and 60 percent of nursing home patients rely on Medicaid. That's right, Medicaid—not Medicare ...
Richest Americans, big businesses might welcome IRS cuts, officials say
The IRS terminated about 7 percent of its roughly 100,000-person workforce in February, including at least 5,000 in the ...
The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs. The ...
California House Republicans support budget bill that will likely slash Medi-Cal funding
The Senate voted on a narrower budget bill that is less likely to affect Medicaid, but the chamber will have to reach an ...
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‘Doing business in uncertain times:’ Treasurer’s task force talks turbulence in Vermont in light of new federal administration
Pieciak thanked collaborators present: Amy Spear, Chamber of Commerce president; Roxanne Vought, who leads the Vermont ...
7 federal Education Department offices across US to be closed
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights in Philadelphia is one of seven such offices to be shut down nationally as part of the sweeping cutbacks and layoffs being carried out in the ...