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Federal cuts to CalFresh and Medi-Cal will make LA residents sicker while forcing them into expensive emergency rooms, costing taxpayers more than the programs being eliminated.
The FAA is seeking $30.5 billion for a system overhaul, well beyond what Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy previously said ...
Lawmakers are moving to begin negotiations on a mid-year spending bill that could steer more money toward home care services, ...
A State House News Service reporter digs into that supplemental budget request and explains what Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is ...
Chicago ended 2024 with a $161 million deficit. And a state bill boosting benefits for police and fire pensioners through ...
It won’t happen immediately, but advocates and state officials are predicting that changes to the Supplemental Nutrition ...
Funds to pay contracted attorneys dried up July 3, according to the Federal Public Defender's Office in North Dakota and South Dakota. That could result in delays for justice and harm to defendants.
NEW BEDFORD ( WBSM) — New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced “austerity measures” the City will take after the New Bedford ...
We need to do better. We should be supporting school meals at home and overseas. School meals fight hunger but also improve children’s health and ability to learn. There are big returns on school ...
After years of lobbying, CT food banks landed $9M in state funding for 2026-27. But boost comes amid federal cuts to ...
President Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states.
In May, the White House released a budget proposal that would slash NASA funding. But a Senate appropriations plan would protect the agency's budget.