House GOP Grinding Ahead With Trump’s Big Tax Cuts Bill, but New Report Says It Will Add to Deficit
House Republicans are pushing to vote on their multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks package soon, trying to shore up wavering GOP support.
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Medicaid
House Republicans Unveil Medicaid Cuts That Democrats Warn Will Leave Millions Without Care
House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.
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Here’s Where Jobs and Programs Are Being Cut at the Nation’s Top Health Agencies
Thousands of people were laid off Tuesday at the United States’ top health agencies. Here are what positions and efforts were cut.
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North Carolina’s New Governor Seeks More Helene Aid, Help for Families in Legislative Address
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — New North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein...
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Trump Makes Moves To Expand His Power, Sparking Chaos and a Possible Constitutional Crisis
President Donald Trump is taking steps to maximize his power, sparking chaos and what critics contend is a constitutional crisis.
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Extra Private School Voucher Funding Gets Initial Ok From North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina Senate took the first step in clearing the waitlist for private school vouchers after passing a supplemental spending plan.
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Meyer: Vouchers Back on Agenda in Raleigh, But Budget Crisis Looms
State Sen. Graig Meyer (D-Orange) discusses lawmakers’ return to session in Raleigh to tackle vouchers and other funding matters.
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All Qualifying North Carolina Hospitals Are Joining Debt-Reduction Effort, Governor Says
All qualifying North Carolina hospitals have agreed to participate in the first-of-its-kind initiative aiming to reduce medical debt.
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US Regulators OK North Carolina Medicaid Carrot to Hospitals To Eliminate Patient Debt
Federal regulators signed off on a proposal to offer scores of North Carolina hospitals incentives to eliminate patients’ medical debt.
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Cooper, Medicaid Leader Push Insurance Enrollment as North Carolina Medicaid Expansion Also Grows
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON North Carolina is barely a month into the start of Medicaid expansion...
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