Nearly 100 MSU Extension staff are losing their jobs due to cuts to a federal program meant to educate low-income families about healthy lifestyles.

Every dollar saved on taxes over the new few years could help offset the impact of the numerous safety-net cuts.

The states have been studying how to support their aging populations, but now critical federal funds won’t be available to ...

Advocates say federal cuts to SNAP will hurt low-income seniors and the long-term care facilities, health care providers and ...

More than a million New Yorkers could soon find out they’re being kicked off their health insurance plan as state officials untangle the impacts of Washington’s new tax policy bill.

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

Pennsylvania will pick up more costs to run the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under President Trump’s new federal fiscal policy law, according to a report by the state Independent Fiscal ...

Federal funding reductions and changes in qualifications to the nation’s food stamp program could have what officials are ...

Federal funding reductions and changes in qualifications to the nation’s food stamp program could have what officials are ...

Hong claimed that nearly 25 cents of every dollar spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers. Recent data from the USDA’s Economic Research Service backs that up, and experts confirmed its accuracy.

The Republican Party’s recent tax and spending bill made substantial changes to the landmark safety net programs created by ...