Tennessee joins Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Florida, West Virginia, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, ...

President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy agenda is doing more than reshaping the economy and immigration enforcement - it’s ...

For years, the state has made certain promises to residents living on the edge: Fall on hard times and the social safety net will catch you. Can it still keep its word?

Teens make a difference in area nursing homes this holiday season. For the third year these area teens come together to sing, ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or ...

THIS HAS BEEN an especially challenging year for Rosalba Ortega’s family.  It’s been a cold, soggy winter in Bakersfield, and ...

We’re allowing our kin, we’re allowing our friends, our neighbors to suffer the indignity … of not having enough food and to ...

The GOP has a case to let ACA pandemic subsidies expire. But SNAP cuts could hurt millions more Americans than budget experts ...

Outside the White House on Oct. 24, Robin Galbraith held a sign that read “SNAP benefits end on Nov. 1st.” Galbraith described Trump’s ballroom to be “very French Revolution,” and stressed the irony ...

A naked photo of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein lounging in a bubble bath was among new photos Democrats on the House ...

New Yorkers who rely on federal food assistance could see more program disruptions in upcoming months, New York Focus reports ...