In government, just like in nature, everything rolls downhill. And when budget cuts start cascading downwards, it’s not the mountaintop that feels the hit — it’s the town in the valley.

This is the moment we find ourselves in now, as the majority in Congress pushes for massive program cuts to help pay for tax breaks for the ultra-rich. From their lofty perch in Washington, it’s easy for members of Congress to slash funding for public health, Social Security, housing, education , and transportation. They don’t rely on these services daily, so the cuts look clean. They’re just numbers in a spreadsheet.

But gravity takes over fast. States like Oklahoma , which rely heavily on federal dollars for essential services, will find themselves coming up short. And unlike the feds, Oklahoma ca

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