GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

As people with SNAP food benefits brace for stricter rules and eligibility, retired teacher Mary Cowhey of Northampton, Mass., can attest to the longterm consequences of not having enough to eat.

The number crunchers on Beacon Hill began the state budgeting process. The consensus revenue hearing determined cautious growth is ahead in Massachusetts.

We learn about the Holiday Pops concert at Tanglewood, hear live music with local band Bunnies and have an end-of-year recap with Rep. Jim McGovern.

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, a Springfield Democrat, says some of the GOP members who broke away from Speaker Mike Johnson on ACA vote were facing pressure in their respective districts.

We check in with organizers behind Yet Another Queer Pop-Up Market, find out about the "30 Poems in November" showcase fundraiser for the Center for New Americans, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss legal social cannabis consumption coming to Mass., a lack in racial diversity in western Mass. public offices, and stalled development of Sublime Systems expansion in Holyoke following a grant rescission.

Springfield U.S Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) said if tax credits under the Affordable Care Act expire at the end of the month, about four million Americans might drop their health insurance due to soaring costs.

During a press conference Tuesday, the chief of the Massachusetts Health Connector cited rising premiums tied to expiring federal subsidies as a reason for people dropping their health care coverage.

Campbell, in her first term in office, attended a fundraiser for her re-election campaign in Northampton, Mass., recently. She currently has no challengers from either party.

We visit Forbes Library ahead of their "Rhythm and Rails" exhibit to explore rail history in Northampton, tour the Cottage Street Studios before artists open their doors and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.