The president's budget bill was six months in the making and a major legislative win from Republicans and the White House but food banks in Massachusetts are worried about its impact on them. The ...

Gov. Maura Healey has created a task force aimed at helping the state fill an expected gap in federal funding for food insecurity programs.

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

SNAP and other food security benefits are expected to face cuts by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans. Senator Ed Markey, Congressman Jim McGovern, and advocates met virtually y… ...

Estimates show that Massachusetts SNAP recipients could see the average benefits, per person, per day, drop from $6.40 to $5. In the four westernmost counties, $35 million in federal money ...

The Senate has narrowly passed a bill that includes cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. ... SNAP, Medicaid cuts feared in Massachusetts by: Kristina D'Amours. Posted: Jul 1, 2025 / 10:54 PM EDT.

(WWLP) – Massachusetts farmers say they`re bracing for revenue losses due to cuts in fresh produce SNAP benefits. Many are expressing their concerns and advocating for the program to be fully ...

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 ...

More than half of a million Massachusetts households are set to receive state-funded supplements for food assistance next week, the first of three allotments over the next couple of months.

What Proposed Cuts To SNAP Would Mean For Those Who Rely On It 15:03. Close ×. Copy the code below to ... In Massachusetts, about 1 out of 9 people are SNAP beneficiaries.