Constance Pike: Protests About Budget Cuts, President’s Policies

Constance Pike: Protests about budget cuts, president’s policies

Indivisible North Quabbin has been meeting regularly in Memorial Park in Orange every Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. The purpose of these gatherings is to protest President Donald Trump’s budget cuts and his policies in general. Because there are so many budget cuts in numerous areas and so many assaults on our democracy, we have a highly mixed group of protesters with varied interests and concerns. We usually have between 95 and 100 people atte…

Budget Cuts and Policy Changes Raise Local Concerns - Gettysburg Connection

Tracking federal budget decisions is never easy. Between the president’s budget proposal, congressional resolutions, appropriations bills, and last-minute continuing resolutions, the process is complicated even in a typical year. But this year is anything but typical. On top of the standard appropriations process, executive branch actions—some unilateral and potentially subject to judicial review—have introduced deep funding cuts across multiple…