With some early childhood education centers already closing their doors because of the federal government shutdown, local ...

We’re going to have some fun in D.C. We’re going to break a few eggs, make a few omelettes. Make a couple people cry,” Penn ...

State officials now say some federal food assistance, which has been held up as a result of the government shutdown, is expected to be restored in a limited form beginning next week. It’s still ...

A federal court last week ordered the Trump administration to pay partial SNAP benefits. The United States Department of ...

Protesters rally at the State House, Oct. 28, days before the Trump administration was poised to freeze SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown. Two federal judges ruled, Oct. 31, that the Trump ...

Trump prompted further concern when he threatened to withhold SNAP benefits until the end of the government shutdown.

With the country nearing the record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the stalemate over federal funding ...

The collapse Saturday of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shows how vulnerable people are to food insecurity.

The markets in Everett and Revere offer plates of fresh Oaxacan food, shelves full of Mexican staples, a bakery, and a ...

For a household of four, the usual maximum of $975 has been reduced to $497 per month. Across all household sizes, the SNAP ...