Editorial | The cruelest cuts: GOP targets desperate, low-income Americans for budget shortfalls

Many Central Floridians know what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck. To decide what gets paid first — utility bills, ...

NC’s budget stalemate is historic, but it’s a healthy kind of Republican fight | Opinion

The budget impasse between North Carolina Republicans isn’t a crisis, but it’s a debate between Phil Berger and Destin Hall ...

No deal on budget, raises or Medicaid as NC lawmakers leave town

One Democrat called a bill on raises passed by the House “literally just posturing,” as the House and Senate remain locked in ...

How Medicaid’s New Work Requirement Will Work

Poor Americans will face new challenges to enroll, and states will have to build new bureaucracies. Medicaid, the public ...

GOP budget bill will strand millions of rural Americans with outrageous health insurance premiums

In 2026, millions of rural Americans will see their health insurance premiums skyrocket – some by more than $1,300 per month ...

Once frugal NC Republicans now want to take a credit card approach to health care funding | Opinion

We cut taxes” is the rallying cry among North Carolina Republican lawmakers, but a close second is their claim to be frugal ...

What will federal cutbacks and the government shutdown mean for RI? Here's a budget breakdown

Reports prepared by state agencies lay out the potential impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the state's budget and ...

How many RIers will lose health insurance under new federal Medicaid rules? Here's a breakdown

The federal budget bill passed by congressional Republicans restricts who can qualify for Medicaid and institutes work rules.

No new NC budget likely until at least 2026, as GOP leaders adjourn with no deal

Republicans state lawmakers were able to reach a deal on a new congressional map but remain deeply divided over how to run ...

Clashing GOP proposals throw HIV services into deep uncertainty

Some lawmakers and advocates are increasingly uncertain whether critical HIV and AIDS services will survive the federal government’s funding fight. The GOP’s House-passed budget bill seeks to cut ...
Colorado Public Radio

Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in

Over the last decade Medicaid spending has risen at a rate of 8.8% a year — about double what the state government is allowed ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Gov. Polis’ budget request for next year includes limits on some Medicaid services, more money for schools

A new budget proposal from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis would slow the rate of state Medicaid spending, including limiting certain services, while continuing to make good on his and the legislature’s ...