TVAs the federal government shutdown drags on, millions of Americans who receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are caught in the middle. Money for the program is expected to lapse in just days,

More than 1 million people across Massachusetts rely on SNAP assistance, a program formerly known as food stamps. Our map shows which communities have the highest percentage of SNAP clients.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) signaled on Monday that GOP leadership will huddle to hammer out a plan on health care with Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies set to expire as Democrats dig their heels in on Day 27 of the government shutdown. “Republicans have been working on a fix for health care, we’ve been…

Gov. Healey says there's "no way" Massachusetts would be able to make up for lost SNAP funding from the federal government.

The federal safety net is going away for hungry families across western Massachusetts as the United States Department of Agriculture officially announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will stop November 1.

"The federal government provides about $240 million a month in SNAP benefits to Massachusetts residents," Healey said. "There's no way that the state can make up for that."

A million Bay Staters are at risk of losing their SNAP benefits just days from now, as a political firestorm has erupted amid the federal government shutdown, and a message from a state agency