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 ...

One-sixth of Oklahoma's 686,800 SNAP users could lose their benefits due to cuts from the Trump administration.

North Carolina’s rural hospitals will face $3.7 billion in Medicaid cuts and the state could be forced to end its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) following passage of President ...

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

We can patch up our safety net by making sure corporations and the wealthiest households pay their fair share of state taxes.

The bill, ushered through Congress by Republican leadership and signed by Trump Friday, includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, ...

Missouri taxpayers face billions in additional Medicaid, SNAP costs under federal megabill. Rudi Keller. ... But a large part of the 10-year impact would be costs shifted to the state.

Holmes JFS Director Dan Jackson says the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill won't be felt locally until October 2026.