Billy Penn spoke with experts and food leaders about how recent legislation will worsen food insecurity in the region.

Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves said the state will cover 75% of SNAP administrative costs and share benefit expenses, an added $77 million, as federal cuts ...

Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will add $3.394 trillion to deficits during the next decade and lead 10 million people to ...

New rules could push some residents off Medicaid, SNAP, not because they’re ineligible, but because they miss deadlines or ...

From abortion restrictions to library book placement rules, Ohio's 2025 budget has become a stealth vehicle for policy ...

The legislative package signed into law on July 4, 2025, will shift more of SNAP’s costs to states, reducing federal spending while limiting assistance.

Signed into law on July 4, President Donald Trump's budget reconciliation bill extends Trump's 2017 multi-trillion dollar tax ...

With the passage of legislation cutting federal assistance programs, all is not lost if we are willing to act boldly, writes ...

The financial balance of U.S. states faces a significant challenge as recent federal policies shift the responsibility and costs of essential social programs onto their budgets. The question is not if ...

With the closing of a local soup kitchen and more restrictive eligibility requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful ...

Governor Kathy Hochul warned that millions of New Yorkers could lose health insurance under the president's One Big Beautiful Bill.

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” offers tax cuts to the wealthiest at the expense of low-income children’s health and education.