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States Confront Billion-Dollar Shortfalls as SNAP Cuts Take Effect

Governors have approved emergency appropriations to shore up benefits under new cost-sharing rules.

CT Proposes 10% Metro-North Fare Hike, Awaits MTA Board Vote

NYC Commission OKs Five Ballot Measures to Fast-Track Housing and Sync Local Elections

San Francisco Lengthens Family Shelter Stays Under New Policy

Bayesian Network Study Shows Social Determinants Could Slash Mental Illness in Australia

Murkowski Accuses Trump of Undercutting Alaska Clean Energy Deal

San Francisco Approves Two-Hour RV Parking Limit With $13M Housing Aid

Social Security Administration Revises Misleading Email on Benefit Taxes

Cassidy and Kaine Propose $1.5 Trillion Parallel Trust to Fortify Social Security

SNAP Faces Largest-Ever $186 Billion Cut as House Vote Looms

Psaki Roasts Republican Defenses as July 4 Deadline Looms for Trump’s Health Bill

Senate Passes Expanded Child Tax Credit with New SSN Eligibility Rule

Social Security to Withhold Half of Benefits From Overpaid Recipients Starting July 24

Senate Unveils Trump-Backed Reconciliation Bill With Sweeping SNAP Overhaul

Pennsylvania Misses July 1 Budget Deadline as Talks Continue

Ministers Accuse Court Research Unit of Overreach After Security Decree Critique

DWP Clarifies PIP Appeals Process and Transition Protections Ahead of 2026 Reforms

Senate to Vote on Cutting CFPB Funding Cap to 6.5% of Fed Earnings

Starmer Confirms New Benefit Rules Exempt Current Claimants

Brazil Congress Overturns Lula’s Transaction Tax Decree, Government Eyes Legal Challenge