Medicaid enrollees were not subject to federal work requirements previously, but going forward, nondisabled adults ages 18 to 64 without dependents will have to work, volunteer or

The Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) is bracing for the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars as a result of the

Taxpayers will see a number of new credits and deductions when they file their taxes in 2026. Here’s when other “big beautiful” bill provisions go into effect.

The bill, ushered through Congress by Republican leadership and signed by Trump Friday, includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, slashes spending on Medicaid, and creates temporary tax deductions for overtime and tipped income. It includes $170 billion for immigrant detention and for new personnel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is voicing full-throated support for the massive Republican tax and spending bill, despite past opposition to Medicaid cuts and concern over the mounting federal budget deficit.

A provision in the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill that passed in Congress and was signed by President Trump effectively defunds the clinics. The law doesn't specifically name Planned Parenthood, but it bars Medicaid payments to large health care nonprofits that offer abortions.

The recent approval of a sweeping tax and spending cut package by Republicans, led by President Trump, has sparked widespread concern. The legislation's $1.2 trillion Medicaid cuts threaten rural healthcare,