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Local food programs provide crucial support as U.S. House bill could limit food assistance to families with children under 8 ...
A spending bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last month that proposes cuts to federal food aid could end up ...
The budget bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 would impact a number of Pennsylvanians who get their health care through Pennie or Medicaid, according to state officials. That ...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claims the federal budget plan currently moving through Congress will cost Michiganders $900 million in ...
Budget officials in Michigan have reported that federal food assistance spending cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would cost Michigan approximately $900 million.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been a vocal opponent to President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which is set to make sweeping cuts to social welfare programs across the country.
Are SNAP benefits getting cut in 2025? Here’s what we know about federal budget talks, who could be impacted, and when ...
President Trump's signature bill, before the Senate this week, would shift about one-quarter of the cost of SNAP benefits in ...
President Trump’s budget proposal, which has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, includes cuts to several programs that benefit Rhode Island children. This all comes at a time when ...
Gov. JB Pritzker previously ended a state administered 1% grocery tax that was passed on to local governments, impacting ...
Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the incumbent as she faces reelection next year. Ernst drew the ire of ...
In this second installment of our series exploring the ways President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could impact people on the local level, The Commercial-News takes a deeper look at how ...