Federal cuts to SNAP under the One Big Beautiful Bill will force states to consider new costs for the nutrition program.

Without leadership and swift, coordinated action, the state risks being overwhelmed by both the scale of the financial burden ...

A coalition of 20 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration's demand that their ...

Americans broadly support increasing or maintaining funding for safety net programs, including Social Security and Medicare, ...

On a July day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a health care ...

Local leaders warn of lost benefits, rising healthcare costs and deep service cuts as federal budget shifts burden to states.

Spending cuts may be aimed at adults on paper, but kids could still end up without sufficient food and health care under the ...