Lawmakers want to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which for three decades has rewarded companies that hire people with barriers to employment. New research shows it doesn’t work.

The cost of college — including tuition, housing, textbooks and other fees — adds up for families. However, students are often eligible for financial aid, including scholarships, ...

Lifetime earnings, career interruptions and caregiving responsibilities continue to shape retirement outcomes for women in federal service.

Iowa Republican lawmakers are advancing bills that would require the state to maintain a waiver restricting SNAP recipients from buying pop and candy.

About 6 million people will lose SNAP food assistance if BBCE is eliminated — more than 4 million of them, including 1.8 ...

Gov. Tim Walz unveiled a proposal on Tuesday to overhaul how Minnesota administers its Medicaid program, promising a major restructuring to centralize and strengthen integrity.

The Education Department this week forcefully defended a new rule that would give the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, the authority to strip student loan forgiveness eligibility from public ...

The district’s board wants a new FAFSA policy so that it may be eligible for a state grant aimed at helping kids get into college.

Gov. Tim Walz proposes overhauling Minnesota's Medicaid program, cutting insurance companies and shifting administration to the state.

The proposals, which include eliminating Managed Care Organizations in the Medicaid program and shifting some Medicaid eligibility work off counties to the state, are already seeing pushback.

The proposals, which include eliminating Managed Care Organizations in the Medicaid program and shifting some Medicaid eligibility work off counties to the state, are already seeing pushback.

Maryland could see up to 80,000 SNAP recipients affected by new work requirements under President Donald Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill.” State officials encourage residents to use tools to track ...