KY Policy is tracking DOGE cuts in Kentucky
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Rural Americans already face food insecurity. Will Republican lawmakers leave them even hungrier?
Many rural residents already face the daily struggle of not having enough food. Republican lawmakers eager to cut SNAP benefits may be about to make their battle with hunger worse. “These are anything but good times in rural America, which has been hit by everything from tariffs to extreme weather
The wealthiest Kentuckians would be runaway winners from a federal tax cut extension
At the same time that Medicaid and SNAP are being cut to fund it.
Starving the poor (literally) to feed the rich
Why is food for children, families, people with disabilities, workers, and seniors on the chopping block? To fund tax breaks for the rich.
USDA cuts hit food banks across the country: ‘This is just the tip of the iceberg’
More than $1 billion in assistance has been cut; millions of families could be affected.
The greatest threat to Social Security in its 90-year history
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are planning to utterly demolish Social Security’s workforce to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
GOP zooms in on Social Security cuts to fund Trump’s tax scam
And Medicaid and other mandatory spending is next
