Looming federal food aid cuts put state Democrats in the hot seat
New from CommonWealth Beacon FLOOD INSURANCE: Boston residents have collectively faced at least $785,000 in unnecessary flood insurance costs since 2021 because the city missed a self-imposed deadline for a federal program. Jordan Wolman has more. Looming federal food aid cuts put state Democrats in the hot seat October 31, 2025 By Chris Lisinski and Jordan Wolman When federal money suddenly disappears, how much responsibility does the state have to use its own limited resources to minimize the impact? The rapidly approaching cutoff of food aid to tens of millions of Americans is posing that question to Beacon Hill, boxing legislative leaders and Gov. Maura Healey into a corner over whether and how to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program now – and foreshadowing challenging budget math that looms on the longer-term horizon. Anti-hunger advocates and budget analysts stressed that the imminent crisis is a fede...