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Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis Will Hit Hardest States That Cut Their Own Taxes

Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis Will Hit Hardest States That Cut Their Own Taxes

Twenty-six states that cut or terminated income taxes since 2021 may not have the revenue to continue the programs.

09.12.2025 6

Truthout

Eli Hager

Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis

The post Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis appeared first on ProPublica.

09.12.2025 4

ProPublica

Eli Hager

How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers

The post How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers appeared first on ProPublica.

21.11.2025 80

ProPublica

Eli Hager

Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules

The post Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules appeared first on ProPublica.

31.10.2025 300

ProPublica

Eli Hager

The untold saga of what happened when DOGE stormed Social Security

Insiders describe the chaos of their time working with the spending-slashing agency

09.09.2025 20

Salon

Eli Hager

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

08.09.2025 3

Talking Points Memo

Eli Hager

The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

08.09.2025 200

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Eli Hager

New York Bans Anonymous Child Welfare Reports

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing...

20.06.2025 7

ProPublica

Eli Hager

The Trump Administration’s War on Children

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

23.04.2025 200

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Eli Hager

“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump

by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest...

12.03.2025 100

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Eli Hager

Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

22.02.2025 650

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Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing...

31.12.2024 20

ProPublica

Eli Hager

In Multiple Sates, Voters Firmly Rejected School Voucher Programs

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10.11.2024 3

Truthout

Eli Hager

Trump claims he’ll fight for working-class Americans. His first presidency suggests he won’t

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04.11.2024 4

Salon

Eli Hager

Trump Says He’ll Fight for Working-Class Americans. His First Presidency Suggests He Won’t.

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02.11.2024 100

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Eli Hager

The U.S. Business Community Used to Be a Force for Immigration Reform. What Happened?

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

25.10.2024 10

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Eli Hager

Ohio Is Giving Millions in Taxpayer-Funded Grants to Religious Schools

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17.09.2024 10

Truthout

Eli Hager

In an Unprecedented Move, Ohio Is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

17.09.2024 100

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