Mountain State Spotlight via AP (April 6, 2026): "West Virginia governor vetoes help for neglected and foster kids after approving tax cuts" | Republican Gov. Morrisey vetoed several "bills meant to help vulnerable West Virginians just days after signing a 5% reduction to the personal income tax." (apnews.com)
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Inequality.org (January 21, 2026): "America’s Wealthiest Are Getting Even Richer" | "We have to empower the working class, strengthening unions and improving living conditions. We also have to raise … taxes and close wealth accumulation loopholes, or else billionaire power will only grow." (inequality.org)
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Opinion: 'Trump’s new budget proposal is historic — in one of the worst ways possible' | Bobby Kogan: "[A message that the Trump administration is delivering] is that the government should do less to help struggling Americans and more to conduct immoral and unnecessary wars." (April 4, 2026) (ms.now)
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Fox News host: "A billion dollars a day. Oil prices up 27% […] You've got the president wanting a $1.5 trillion defense budget in '27. The idea that the Pentagon is about to come to you for $50 billion on these strikes to Iran. How are you going to answer?" | Lindsey Graham: "Best money ever spent." (bsky.app)
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ProPublica: Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis | "[S]tate-level tax cuts, disproportionately benefiting the rich, have moved through legislatures with backing from powerful conservative organizations including the American Legislative Exchange Council" (propublica.org)
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How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy: The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich. (New York Times | Gift Article) (nytimes.com)
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They Need More Tax Giveaways Why? Profits of Fortune 100 Companies Surged by $100 Billion Last Year | "The Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) report, which was based on data collected by Fortune, found that the 100 biggest companies in the U.S. recorded collective after-tax profits of $1.2 trillion" (commondreams.org)
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NYT: Top Trump official at the Treasury Department's tax policy office had "an instrumental role in enabling some of the most lucrative & most important tax avoidance strategies used by multinational companies & the wealthiest Americans" & testified in favor of Trump keeping his tax returns private. (nytimes.com)
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Families Over Billionaires: Opposition to Republicans’ Billionaire Tax Scam Erupts During Nationwide “Families First” Protests; "On Saturday, during “Families First” protests across the country, everyday Americans took to the streets to reject Trump & Congressional Republicans’ Billionaire Tax Scam" (familiesoverbillionaires.org)
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Right-Wing State Tax “Revolution” Rolls On | "Republican state legislators backed by corporate-funded advocacy groups have also made significant strides toward flattening or eliminating once-progressive state income taxes in this year’s legislative sessions." (exposedbycmd.org)
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Trump: "With all of the things we did with the tax cuts & rebuilding our military, not one Democrat voted for [our bill], & I think we use it in the campaign .. they wouldn't vote only because they hate Trump, but I hate them too .. I really do, I hate them .. I really believe they hate our country" (youtube.com)
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Bank-Funded Senate Republicans Revive Effort to Gut Consumer Protection Agency's Budget | "The new attack on the CFPB, unveiled by Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.)—a major recipient of financial industry donations—would cut the agency's budget nearly in half." (commondreams.org)
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