The president's budget bill was six months in the making and a major legislative win from Republicans and the White House but ...

As cuts to food assistance come down from the Trump administration, Massachusetts will create an anti-hunger task force to advise on mitigating the losses, Gov. Maura Healey announced Thursday.

The Senate narrowly passed President Trump’s tax and spending plan Tuesday, making it one step closer to becoming law.

With the approval of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week, which includes $1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and ...

SNAP and other food security benefits are expected to face cuts by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans. Senator Ed Markey, Congressman Jim McGovern, and advocates met virtually y… ...

Estimates show that Massachusetts SNAP recipients could see the average benefits, per person, per day, drop from $6.40 to $5. In the four westernmost counties, $35 million in federal money ...

Food Bank of Western Massachusetts fears cuts to SNAP. BY Meghan Parsons Chicopee. UPDATED 1:02 PM ET Mar. 07, 2025 PUBLISHED 10:45 AM ET Mar. 07, 2025 PUBLISHED 10:45 AM EST Mar. 07, 2025.

The unprecedented cuts to basic needs programs in the massive budget bill passed by the U.S. House and now in front of the Senate could put over 1 million low-income Massachusetts residents in ...

More than half of a million Massachusetts households are set to receive state-funded supplements for food assistance next week, the first of three allotments over the next couple of months.

What Proposed Cuts To SNAP Would Mean For Those Who Rely On It 15:03. Close ×. Copy the code below to ... In Massachusetts, about 1 out of 9 people are SNAP beneficiaries.

Chicopee, MASS--Roughly 113,000 western Massachusetts residents rely on SNAP benefits and as concerns around looming federal budget cuts grow bigger, the area’s food bank said they worry it ...