chopping block

“Medicaid would definitely be on the chopping block,” said Edwin Park, a research professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.

Everything from environmental regulations to abortion rights to free speech is on the chopping block.

“When the state has budget shortfalls, we often see safety net programs ... on the chopping block,” Kitson said.

“What we learned this past week is that when budget cuts are discussed, programs that support Black and brown communities are always first on the chopping block,” she said Tuesday.

Instead of engaged parents fighting for a great education for all, we will have neighborhoods fighting each other to spare their school from the chopping block.