The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Interim Health and Human Services Commissioner Pat Traynor discusses how the state is working to fund a federal assistance program ...

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If all programs were included, decision-makers would have transparency and could better identify potential wasteful or duplicative spending," Dawn Locke said.

Federal funding cuts are impacting food assistance programs and local farmers on the Central Coast, causing losses in production and income. A program that connects farmers with food banks to provide ...

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Thousands of low-income people living with HIV could be losing drug coverage as states impose limitations on HIV assistance programs amid constrained budgets — raising alarms over consistent access ...

Crucial government programs that feed families and heat homes are among those that will start to run out of money on Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown drags on. Democrats in the U.S. Senate ...