This is a recklessly expensive bill that will expand economic inequality in America by making the tax code more tilted to the top, and pay for it in part by stripping health care from millions of Amer...

Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, released Thursday, offer a detailed view into the effects on income groups.

Following the June 9 announcement of a joint legislative budget plan, the California Budget & Policy Center issued the following statement.

Christen Linke Young analyzes the new CBO score of the House-passed reconciliation bill and its impact on Medicaid and ACA Marketplaces.

This year in the California Legislature, tax season falls in June.

Cuts to Medi-Cal, IHSS, and other essential programs threaten the health, independence, and well-being of Californians with disabilities.

Advocates warn that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to institute monthly premiums for some on Medi-Cal will restrict health care access.

The House tax plan cuts charitable giving tax incentives for donors to most nonprofit groups while roughly tripling the incentive available to donors to groups that fund private K-12 school vouchers. ...

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Assistance to the poor should be seen less as spending on people and more as investment in people.

NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said.

Proposed Republican budget cuts could impact health care, housing, and economic security for Californians in every congressional district.

The House reconciliation bill now taking shape would take health coverage away from millions of people and dramatically raise health care costs for millions more.

The poorest fifth of Americans would receive 1 percent of the House reconciliation bill's net tax cuts in 2026 while the richest fifth of Americans would receive two-thirds of the tax cuts. The riches...

The bill would boost the tax break to as much as $2,500 but end it for children of undocumented immigrants and married parents who file separate returns.

The Budget Center breaks down key areas of the governor's May Revision and highlights how the proposal would impact Californians.

The sprawling tax and spending bill before the House of Representatives would cut more than $200 billion from food assistance, potentially affecting 4 million children and 7 million adults, while prov...

Dismantling the Department of Education is an attack on the very idea that every child deserves a quality education, regardless of zip code.

This bill gives enormous additional tax cuts to wealthy people and corporations, spikes the deficit, and strips health care from millions of Americans.

With tariffs wreaking havoc on California’s economy and health costs rising, the state is facing a deficit that could exceed $10 billion next year.

Republican federal budget proposals would worsen California’s extreme income inequality by cutting essential programs.