Craig Lemoult

The rulings came a day before the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments to SNAP due to the shutdown.

41% of city residents rely on federal food assistance, among the highest rates in the state.

Governor Maura Healey said the state still has $13 million in federal funds from last year that it can use in the short-term.

More than a million Massachusetts residents are expected to lose access to food assistance.

Visitors are finding national park facilities closed as rangers stay home without pay.

The July fire at Gabriel House, which killed 10 residents, shows the need for assisted living facilities to have same fire codes as nursing homes.

The organization says layoffs were necessary as it faces one of the most difficult financial periods in its 40-year history.

Customers of the supermarket chain said Wednesday that they hoped the leadership change won't impact what they like about the store, including the prices.

Researchers from New England Aquarium are tagging sand tiger sharks in Boston Harbor to better understand the species as its population slowly rebounds.

“I’m not going to let the folks down. I’m going to make sure that I use this to get myself out of this situation,” says Deandre, who’s participating in the guaranteed-income program.

Lee Zeldin visited the New England EPA office the day after announcing plans to revoke the legal basis for EPA's ability to combat climate change.

The commission is extending its deadline by at least 90 days.

An average of 580 callers a month in Massachusetts used the line answered by the Trevor Project

Several firefighters and union leaders said the city's fire companies were understaffed, hampering their ability to save more people.

Judge says the NIH acted arbitrarily and capriciously in specifically targeting grants related to diversity and the LGBTQ community.

Thousands of people across Massachusetts also participated in anti-Trump protests.

Public health leaders attributed the change to less of the potent, deadly opioid fentanyl in the drug supply.

The CDC is no longer recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy pregnant women and children.

Many rallied for social justice after Floyd's death, but now, with a broad retreat from diversity, equity and inclusion, many in the movement say 2025 doesn’t seem much better.

125,000 Massachusetts households got help with heating bills this winter from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.