federal funding cuts

The U.S. Senate returns this week to discuss the federal reconciliation bill. The legislation includes hundreds of millions of dollars in funding cuts to programs that Hoosiers said they depend on to survive.

Republican leaders plan to make up a $2 billion budget revenue shortfall by raising the cigarette tax, cutting public health and higher education funding, and spending down budget reserves.

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights investigates discrimination in schools. It recently lost more than 40% of its staff.

Hoosier Hills Food Bank will not receive over 62,000 pounds of food after some of its federal funding was suddenly cancelled.