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In first six months, Trump administration has issued sweeping cuts and directives that affect K-12 education across the country.
These changes mark the most substantial SNAP cuts in the program's history and affect both federal funding and eligibility rules.
The new bill targets reductions across the board — but hits health and food assistance programs hardest. Here's what you ...
The Trump administration's budgetary changes are reshaping state financial responsibilities, with federal cuts to SNAP and ...
The Aurora City Council has pushed back a vote to extend a 1% grocery tax that has been in place statewide for decades but is set to expire at the end of this year.
We can patch up our safety net by making sure corporations and the wealthiest households pay their fair share of state taxes.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, is calling on the Justice Department (DOJ) to ...
The Trump administration's recent cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are forcing states to reassess financial priorities, as federal ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he’s drafting a bill that would keep SNAP recipients from buying candy. He said it’s about the health of our state, but … ...
According to new survey data from GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, people are more likely than ever to view their prescriptions as a financial burden.
After years of lobbying, CT food banks landed $9M in state funding for 2026-27. But boost comes amid federal cuts to nutrition assistance.