JULY 2025 – The Republican’s “Big Beautiful Bill” – a panoply of tax revisions, Medicaid cuts and other budget-sensitive policies – was enshrined into law this month, and while major print media covered events leading up to its passage, few outlets provided as detailed and complete a presentation as USAFacts.com did last week.
https://usafacts.org/visualizations/obbb-timeline/
https://usafacts.org/articles/whats-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill/
USAFacts, launched in 2017, is the non-profit brainchild of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. While not a news site per se, it is a reliable publication of government data that’s well packaged and clearly presented. It is ranked among the most credible news sources in US media today.
The presentation of the “Big Beautiful Bill” is especially illuminating as it provides charts, mouseover explanations, and other graphics detailing the nature of each law change, when they take effect and when and if they expire. For instance, the no-tax-on-tips provision kicks in Jan. 1 of this year, and sunsets on Dec. 31, 2028.
Yes, please note that USAFacts is among several entities listed in Rosebud’s “Special Thanks” section – it receives thanks, Rosebud Director Stephen E. Clark said, for making its data available to the Rosebud Journalism Awards.