Tax Cuts

The Medicaid cuts add up to nearly a trillion dollars over ten years, and 12 million people could lose access to health care. Medicare also faces deep reductions in spending, even though it's not slashed in this legislation. It insures the elderly, and it may lose half a trillion dollars to sequestration. KFF Health News DC correspondent Julie Rovner told Bonnie Petrie that no one will be unaffected.

From Texas Standard . Economists and Democrats have leveled a lot of criticism at the GOP tax plan that just passed in Congress. But for many of the 200...

From Texas Standard . Capitol Hill still hasn’t come up with a way to keep the government funded through the holidays. Up to now, Congress’s work has...

From Texas Standard . A new proposal from Republican lawmakers would cut some tax rates and overhaul portions of the U.S. tax code. House Republicans...

On Tuesday, tax negotiators in the Texas House announced a tentative agreement with the Senate over how to go about cutting taxes this session. But an…

A standoff between the Texas House and Senate could be nearing the end, as both sides seemed to agree to some leeway on their plans to cut taxes in 2015.…

A fight between the Texas House and Senate over competing tax cut plans goes on despite attempts at a compromise.The continued standoff resulted in a sit…

Members of the Texas House remained firm that their plan for cutting taxes would benefit more businesses and Texas families, as compared to a similar plan…

The Republican majority in the Texas House on Wednesday announced details of a plan to provide $4.7 billion in tax relief this session. Budget writers say…

AUSTIN — Tax cuts and better pre-K in Texas — two major promises of new Republican Gov. Greg Abbott — pushed ahead Wednesday when the House rallied behind…