From medical education and research to homeless shelter care and school health programs, local hospitals report diverse ...

Now that House Republicans approved their budget proposal, some Americans are worried about cuts to social welfare programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicare. SNAP ...

The name can mean different things to different people, but for federal budget purposes, an entitlement typically means a benefit that is guaranteed, often by law—like Social Security benefits. With ...

With a Friday deadline looming before the Senate to help ensure that the benefit payments of 7 million veterans will go out on time, lawmakers sought to understand how the Veterans Affairs Department ...

A Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program “We Welcome SNAP Benefits” sign unveiled on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. (USDA photo) States would reduce or end Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Medicaid gives health coverage to some individuals and families, including children, parents, pregnant people, elderly people with certain incomes, and people with disabilities. As of October last ...

Editor: By voting aye for the Big Beautiful Bill, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan voted for the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) which will siphon funding from public schools. Consider a few ECCA ...

The selectboard voted unanimously to set a public hearing for Monday, Feb. 9, about the proposed 2026 budget, which shows a 5.5% increase over last year and will ...

Congress is due to vote on a bill that some have warned could result in hundreds of billions of dollars of funding being wiped from Medicaid. About 24 percent of people in the U.S. are enrolled in ...