The financial balance of U.S. states faces a significant challenge as recent federal policies shift the responsibility and costs of essential social programs onto their budgets. The question is not if ...

The Trump administration's recent cuts to Medicaid and SNAP are forcing states to reassess financial priorities, as federal ...

Federal cuts to the SNAP nutrition program mean thousands of Calfresh recipients in San Diego County could lose access to ...

A State Budget Agency report says the state also collected more in revenue than was initially projected in April’s revenue ...

Millions of Americans are at risk of losing health care and food assistance, as a result of new work requirements and ...

Indiana government fiscal leaders say the state remains in a solid financial position as they closed the books on the last ...

The new law has sparked debate about its effects on the national debt and the balance between fiscal responsibility and ...

Lending caps and Medicaid cuts in the "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" will likely raise costs for many college students and ...

New York’s top leaders will need to make tough decisions in the coming months as they confront billions in lost federal funding for the state’s largest and oldest safety net programs. Last week, ...

Officials warn that sweeping federal cuts to Medicaid, food aid and clean energy programs could unravel key safety nets ...

From health insurance to immigration enforcement and higher ed taxes, the WBUR newsroom took a look at how some key ...