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MD agencies meet to brainstorm protections against Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Maryland agencies are coordinating to safeguard health care, Medicaid and SNAP amid federal cuts under the Trump administration.
MD joins coalition in suing Trump over SNAP benefit suspension
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined other political leaders in suing the Trump administration over suspended SNAP benefits.
Social Security recipients to get 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026
The Social Security Administration's annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, agency officials said.
Moore administration opens one-stop application for government benefits
Marylanders can now apply for food, cash and emergency aid with a single online form, saving time and improving access to vital benefits.
4th Circuit denies retirees’ latest challenges to Rx coverage changing to Medicare
The 4th Circuit denied a set of appeals from retirees who have challenged their prescription drug coverage shifting to Medicare.
Maryland expands eligibility for reclaiming stolen SNAP benefits
Marylanders can reclaim benefits stolen from their Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards as far back as Jan. 1, 2021, under a bill Gov. Wes Moore has signed into law.
Judge orders Maryland to stay in extended jobless benefits program
A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge has ordered the state to continue to participate in a federal program that pays additional benefits to unemployed workers.
More jobless getting aid than in past even as cutoffs loom
Far more Americans are receiving unemployment benefits than the last time the jobless rate was at the current 6.1%, thanks to a major expansion of the federal safety net that has provided aid to millions of people out of work.
Religiously affiliated hospitals are exempt from ERISA
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held a plan maintained by a religiously affiliated organization qualifies as a church plan, regardless of who established it.
US provides marriage benefits to gay couples in all states
WASHINGTON — Same-sex married couples can start applying for Social Security and veterans benefits for spouses in all 50 states, but there are still issues to resolve as the federal […]
Lawmakers seek to strip ex-Nazis’ benefits
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are seeking to strip suspected Nazi war criminals of their Social Security benefits, insisting American taxpayers should not be underwriting the retirement of anyone who participated in the Third Reich’s atrocities.
Applications for U.S. jobless aid tick up to 287,000
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, but remained at historically low levels that signal a strengthening job market.
