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Attorney General James Sues Federal Government for Illegally Suspending SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

Attorney General James Sues Federal Government for Illegally Suspending SNAP Benefits During Shutdown

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and 24 other state leaders, as well as the District of Columbia, today announced that they are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for unlawfully suspending Supplemental Nutrition...

Owner:  American Government
US government shutdown results in stooping food assistance
Honoring Solomon Northup: 'Hope Out of Darkness' Art Installation Comes To Boston

Honoring Solomon Northup: 'Hope Out of Darkness' Art Installation Comes To Boston

This week, the City Council adopted a resolution recognizing the temporary installation of Hope Out of Darkness, a bronze sculpture honoring the life and legacy of abolitionist Solomon Northup. The sculpture will be on view along the Rose Kennedy...

Owner:  American Government
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Massachusetts House passes reform bill to address gaps, failures in state child welfare oversight

Massachusetts House passes reform bill to address gaps, failures in state child welfare oversight

In 2020, headlines across the commonwealth shared news of the horrific death of a 14-year-old boy with autism that prompted calls for reform at the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. That office had signed off on allowing David...

Owner:  WAMC Northeast Public Radio & American Government
Boston College YRs Cancel Conservative Speaker Who Got Too Real - Then Panic and Bring in a Democrat

Boston College YRs Cancel Conservative Speaker Who Got Too Real - Then Panic and Bring in a Democrat

Since President Donald Trump was reelected in November of 2024, Democrats and the Left have only become more volatile and unhinged. Their violent rhetoric has increased, and in many cases, spawned violent events. But the September 10 murder in...

Owner:  Edward Atsinger III
Boston Celtics juggling starters with surprise tweak vs. Pelicans

Boston Celtics juggling starters with surprise tweak vs. Pelicans

The Celtics continued to tweak their starting lineup as they look for their first win of the season. In the latest move, Josh Minott got the starting nod for the first time in his career as the Celtics faced the Pelicans at 8 p.m. Monday in New...

Owner:  Newhouse Family
Massachusetts’ top high school girls soccer players: Meet the state’s best forwards

Massachusetts’ top high school girls soccer players: Meet the state’s best forwards

As the 2025 season winds down, MassLive is taking a position-by-position look at some of the year’s top high school girls soccer players in Massachusetts. Our first list focuses on the best forwards/strikers in the state. National High School...

Owner:  Newhouse Family
Massachusetts could soon send its first Asian American to Washington. And no, it’s not Michelle Wu.

Massachusetts could soon send its first Asian American to Washington. And no, it’s not Michelle Wu.

The two rising stars, both from Andover, are vying for the district’s first open Democratic seat in decades in a wide-open field that so far includes former state representative Jamie Belsito, software engineer Bethany Andres-Beck, longtime...

Owner:  John W. Henry
Karen Read attorney calls for probe of Boston Police commissioner over case comments

Karen Read attorney calls for probe of Boston Police commissioner over case comments

“Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox has been caught in a lie — and not a small one," Jackson wrote, adding that Cox in July had told reporters he had “nothing to do with Karen Read” and didn’t know that Kelly Dever, a now-former Boston police...

Owner:  John W. Henry
'Safety is nonpartisan': Boston air traffic controllers working without paycheck

'Safety is nonpartisan': Boston air traffic controllers working without paycheck

THEIR ORGANIZATION EFFORTS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS HANDING OUT LEAFLETS AT LOGAN AIRPORT THIS MORNING, AS TODAY MARKS THE FIRST PAYCHECK SINCE THE START OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. SAFETY IS NONPARTIZAN. WE’RE JUST INTERESTED IN THE GOVERNMENT...

Owner:  Hearst Family
What happens to November SNAP benefits once government shutdown is over?

What happens to November SNAP benefits once government shutdown is over?

MILLIONS of SNAP recipients have been left wondering if they will ever get their food stamps once the government reopens. It still remains unclear when the shutdown will end, with Congress voting 12 times unsuccessfully to break the political...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
Democratic AGs and governors sue USDA for suspending SNAP benefits

Democratic AGs and governors sue USDA for suspending SNAP benefits

Updated October 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM MDT A coalition of more than two dozen Democratic attorneys general and Democratic governors from three states are suing the Trump administration over its decision to suspend federal food benefits during the...

Owner:  University of Texas at El Paso & American Government
The government shutdown is delaying a critical heating assistance program in Mass.
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