Top Massachusetts House Democrats made clear that they do not plan to turn to Massachusetts’ rainy day fund to bail out federal food assistance benefits that are set to run out of cash this week ...

Customers walk out of Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kansas. Fairway’s independent bookstore Rainy Day Books has been going strong for 50 years, thanks to the large community it’s built. To celebrate, ...

Kentucky risks SNAP interruption for 600,000 residents if federal $106M withheld. State holds $3.7B rainy day fund but needs legislature approval to spend. Governor would need special session and GOP ...

Gov. Maura Healey restated Thursday her refusal to tap Massachusetts’ multi-billion-dollar rainy day account to shore up federal food benefits amid the government shutdown. Instead, she announced $4 ...

Multnomah County will spend some of its rainy-day funds to save a key pretrial release program that keeps those accused of a crime out of jail until their trial, freeing up limited jail beds for the ...

A Devon council has acknowledged it might have to use some of its reserves to balance its budget next year. Pressure is mounting on many of Devon’s councils as heightened uncertainty about the future ...