Over the weekend, lawmakers announced they have reached an agreement to reduce spending and address the debt limit. The deal needs a full signoff from Congress before it becomes law. West Virginia could lose billions of dollars for programs like Medicaid and Head Start under the historic spending cuts House Republicans are proposing. .
Rural Nebraska could lose on two fronts if two of Gov. Jim Pillen s budget vetoes are allowed to stand. Pillen struck down a second year of increases in Medicaid reimbursement rates and millions of dollars for Rural Workforce Housing. .
The looming U.S. debt default could affect a host of programs across the country - and in New York, the list includes clean-energy investments. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. .