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 ...

How potential federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP could trigger the loss of a million-plus jobs, reduced economic activity, and less state revenue. The Commonwealth Fund. March 25, 2025.

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” offers tax cuts to the wealthiest at the expense of low-income children’s health and education.

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' promising tax cuts and federal program reductions could cost Oklahoma upwards of $1 billion due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts. State lawmakers discuss potential implications.

Nearly 268,000 Hoosiers are about to lose Medicaid, 128,000 of them are about to lose SNAP benefits, and everyone is going to ...

There are some projected savings, but Connecticut will see some significant fiscal impacts under the new federal law.

New rules could push some residents off Medicaid, SNAP, not because they’re ineligible, but because they miss deadlines or ...

Missouri has a long history of struggling to process MO HealthNet applications in a timely manner. As states prepare for new ...

The Trump administration has sought to collect private information on mostly lower-income people who may be in the country ...

Governor Hochul warns of painful consequences as New York braces for a major budget gap. One massive state program may take a ...

With the stroke of a pen in Washington, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are now living under the threat of hunger and illness. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” guts the Supplemental Nutrition ...