A new law passed by the United States Senate as part of the budget reconciliation package includes substantial cuts to the ...

Gov. JB Pritzker frequently touts his administrative prowess, so this gives him a measurable opportunity to prove it.

Department of Public Health and Social Services Director Theresa Arriola told lawmakers on Friday that some residents who ...

It won’t happen immediately, but advocates and state officials are predicting that changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the budget reconciliation bill signed last week will ...

Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird discusses Medicaid and SNAP changes in an interview with News 8, focusing on preserving programs for people who truly need them.

With the "Big Beautiful Bill" passing a week ago, SNAP is facing billions of dollars in cuts. Now, a nationally acclaimed ...

After years of lobbying, CT food banks landed $9M in state funding for 2026-27. But boost comes amid federal cuts to ...

We need to do better. We should be supporting school meals at home and overseas. School meals fight hunger but also improve ...

The White House has called the sweeping tax and spending package dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill a win for workers, ...

The leader of the East Texas Food Bank says the federal Big Beautiful Bill Act could cause thousands of people in the region ...

The vote on reconciliation is over, but the harm it will bring to the nation’s children has just begun. The final legislation cuts the Supplemental Nutritio ...