Fiscal Conservatism & Taxes

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (287+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Counties across New York State are trying to figure out how to navigate a nearly $170 million funding shortfall from the federal government to cover SNAP benefits for hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries. “It really has this ripple effect across…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (307+ words) By Tribune Staff • This week, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA-03),House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08), Early Childhood and Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Bonamici (D-OR-01), led 186 Members…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (234+ words) RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 24 other attorneys general in submitting a letter on Oct. 6 to oppose changes to a federal program that serves more than 17,000 children in the state. Head Start serves children from birth to age 5 from…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (569+ words) The Hayride Impending rules changes by the Republican Pres. Donald Trump Administration to running the Head Start programs for pre-kindergarten education will be a boon to Louisiana. The program is designed provide free child care, allegedly with part of that…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (98+ words) Hot Springs Sentinel Record Hot Springs Head Start director warns Trump administration’s proposed changes could weaken services A federal plan aimed at bringing Head Start to more children could also mean larger classrooms and fewer required health and family services…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (501+ words) RNZ / News / Politics / Election 2026 National is dangling tax cuts for voters, but not until the books are back in surplus - which isn't forecast until at least 2029. The party is committing to an independent costings unit at the 2029 election to prevent…...

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4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (450+ words) Act leader David Seymour (Design: The Spinoff) Act wants to cut spending but, perhaps surprisingly, not your income tax, writes Henry Oliver in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. Act has released a fiscal plan promising a surplus a year earlier…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (483+ words) National is dangling tax cuts for voters, but not until the books are back in surplus - which isn't forecast until at least 2029. The party is committing to an independent costings unit at the 2029 election to prevent the constant public bickering…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (919+ words) Nicola Willis (Source: Getty) National has officially put new tax cuts on ice if re-elected, with Nicola Willis saying reducing debt in her fiscal plan must come first and relief would be considered when Government books are in better shape....