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.

Explore how recent federal budget cuts may hit blue states hardest and what it could mean for local economies.

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

The state budget slashed more than $40 million in funding for the Department of Transitional Assistance, which administers SNAP and other programs for poor families.

Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid benefits could hurt low-income workers, while tax breaks in the same bill will disproportionately benefit wealth business owners, adding to the gap between rich and poor.

From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key ...

At the RNC in Milwaukee last year, I sent an urgent warning about an innocent enough sounding proposal – Project 2025. It's worse than I imagined.

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

The president's budget bill is a major legislative win for Republicans but food banks in Massachusetts are worried about its impact.

Thousands of residents could lose their MassHealth coverage and Massachusetts may have to make up the difference for cuts to ...

States that can get their SNAP error rates below 6 percent by the time the cost-share kicks in will be exempted from paying ...

Democrat Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democratic congressman, sat down with WBZ-TV following the passage of President ...