Budget
Senate prepares budget blueprint to ram through tax cut for rich
October 20, 2017“The budget would make it harder for children to get a decent education, harder for families to put food on the table..."
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To fix state budgets, tax the rich!
July 14, 2017Connecticut’s budget shortfall is projected at about $2 billion per year. Yet, the wealthiest residents face a lower effective tax rate than the rest of us.
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With Washington state govt. shutdown looming, unions pressure lawmakers to solve budget impasse
June 22, 201799 percent of Washington state workers earn below-market rates.
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DeVos defends discrimination in school choice scheme
June 2, 2017DeVos denied the Trump administration is shifting money away from public schools to fund “choice” programs, but that is exactly what it is doing.
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Trump pushes budget that crushes his own supporters
May 24, 2017The populist promises of candidate Trump be damned, President Trump yesterday released details of his first budget, a plan that slams hardest the people who voted for him.
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