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.

With steep cuts to federal food assistance signed into law, state leaders in Massachusetts are looking to get ahead of the worst possible outcomes while pinning down how to address hunger in the ...

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

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.

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

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

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

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

As Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” makes its way to President Donald Trump’s desk, Massachusetts officials condemned it as cruel and said it would hike costs for the state.

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 ...

Rep. John Lawn, the point person for the House on most health care matters, said Monday he expects the new law to be ...

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