Tag: President Trump
By Wesley Brown, Arkansas Black Vitality Publisher June 30, 2025 – As the U.S. Senate considers approving the budget reconciliation process for President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” the nation’s leading healthcare providers warn that the nearly 1,000-page legislation to make many of the tax breaks from Trump’s first term permanent could cause millions of Americans […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff May 30, 2025 –Black unemployment in April jumped 0.7 percentage points between March and April, testing the well-worn Trump administration talking points that the Black economy improves under the MAGA agenda. The Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), announced on May 21 […]
By Wesley Brown Republicans back Trump’s $5 trillion BBL, critics say 1100-page-plus bill could put the nation’s $5 trillion deficit on the backs of the next generation By Wesley Brown – May 25, 2025 – As most Americans prepare for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, Congress is poised to adopt a 1,116-page omnibus bill that […]
By Wesley Brown – President Donald J. Trump moved forward with a campaign promise to end funding for the National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a goal also shared by Republican lawmakers in Arkansas attempting to do the same. At the end of a week where he celebrated his first 100 […]