"The costs to Illinois’ government because of the new Republican congressional budget reconciliation law will be steep. However, the state has some time to prepare," writes columnist Rich Miller.

With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat in ...

Millions of student loan borrowers are grappling with increased confusion after the U.S. Department of Education temporarily ...

Georgia’s payment error rate during fiscal 2024 was 15.6%, exceeded only by Alaska and the District of Columbia. The national payment error rate was 10.93%.

Medicaid enrollees were not subject to federal work requirements previously, but going forward, nondisabled adults ages 18 to ...

Thousands of Ohio’s 1.5 million food assistance recipients could lose eligibility for food assistance, with others seeing a ...

Thousands of Ohio’s 1.5 million food assistance recipients could lose eligibility for food assistance, with others seeing a possible reduction in their benefits, over the next few years under the new ...

The bill cuts federal spending on Medicaid and SNAP, programs that hundreds of thousands of Alabama families use.

Officials say even those with private insurance will face higher costs and longer ER waits as hospitals scramble to make up ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is among the programs that will be hardest hit by President Donald Trump's Big ...

Thousands of families in the Twin Tiers face food insecurity. To help with the food deserts in places like Steuben County, a ...