‘They Have to be Adjusted and Fixed’ Austerity only matters when Democrats are in charge. House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Your rent goes up, groceries cost more, and your paycheck doesn’t get the memo. You’re working, you’re trying, and you still end up doing that quiet math in your head: “If I pay this bill today, what ...

America’s broken safety net system has over 80 programs, costs $1.6 trillion annually, and perpetually underperforms. It’s inefficient, costly, and perversely functions like a snare net that traps ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Anyone who has raised kids knows what happens when you give them a ...

Gov. JB Pritzker's proposed budget cuts have been circulating in Springfield as some continue to argue for "progressive revenues." ...

We explore several potential reasons for the household food insecurity increase from 2019 to 2022. We find that neither changes in the social safety net nor underlying economic factors, such as ...

House Republicans Feb. 25 narrowly passed a budget resolution calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending over a decade, clearing a first hurdle for key parts ...

Landowners have from June 1 until Aug. 31, 2026, to review and consider base acre increases on farms enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs.

When it comes to feeding families and providing healthcare, Louisiana is already doing more with less. Proposed changes to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food ...