BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey has created a task force aimed at helping the state fill an expected gap in federal funding for food insecurity programs.
President Donald Trump’s newly minted domestic policy bill extends federal tax cuts and implements his agenda to improve border security, cut taxes and slash government spending, but it also calls for deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.
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By Christian M. Wade | Statehouse Reporter
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