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Massachusetts' four regional food banks have faced millions of dollars in federal cuts to food supplies and grant programs ...
With thousands of Massachusetts residents expected to lose access to food assistance benefits under the federal megalaw, Gov.
Donald Trump’s tax bill, which he signed into law on July 4, will strip about $186 billion from SNAP and close to $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade.
With thousands of Bay Staters expected to lose access to food assistance benefits under the federal megalaw, Gov. Maura ...
The president's budget bill is a major legislative win for Republicans but food banks in Massachusetts are worried about its impact.
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. “We’re ...
With steep cuts to federal food assistance signed into law, state leaders in Massachusetts are looking to get ahead of the ...
HARWICH – By some estimates, SNAP — the federal program once called Food Stamps — feeds 10 times as many people nationally as ...
Formerly known as food stamps, the programme has roots in a New Deal plan to redirect crop surpluses. Its subsequent survival ...
Tougher rules regarding who can access Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits were signed into law by President ...
The bill overhauls SNAP by requiring adults to work until they turn 65, rather than 55, as well as requiring states to shoulder administrative costs and a portion of food assistance benefits ...