As the Republican-led Congress rushes to pass President Donald Trump’s tax and domestic policy megabill by his self-imposed July 4 deadline, its impact on poor and working-class Americans should be ...

After months of negotiation and debate, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) (H.R.1) was signed into law by President Trump on July 4. The resulting sweeping legislative package preserves Farm Bureau ...

The Senate cleared President Donald Trump's domestic spending and tax cut bill that will enact steep cuts to the nation's safety-net health insurance program for low income families. In addition to ...

A rainbow of crops fills farmer Abbey Innes’ table at the Columbia Farmers Market: tomatoes, squash, garlic, kale and flower bouquets — all from her and her husband’s 15-acre farm in Howard County.

Though the impact on rural facilities has received more focus from lawmakers, the majority of hospitals that are most susceptible to the funding cuts operate in urban communities. The One Big ...

Where supporters of the megabill see efficiency, critics say 'cruel and callous' cuts to food benefits will lead to more hunger and cuts to Medicaid will increase the number of uninsured people.

Four Chicago-area hospital leaders laid out their fears that worsening burdens stemming from massive federal funding cuts will severely fray the health care safety net. At yesterday morning's Crain's ...