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BOSTON — The Healey administration is pumping more money into the state’s home heating assistance programs after a colder than expected winter has tapped out benefits for many low-income recipients.

As the home heating season comes to a close, Massachusetts residents have until April 30 to apply for support from the Home ...

HOW YOU CAN GET HELP AND HOW TO DONATE. ALSO, BREAKING THIS NOON, GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY SAYS THE SHUTDOWN IS ALSO THREATENING THE STATE’S HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. JUST AS THE WEATHER TURNS COLD, ...

As temperatures cool across Eastern Iowa, local officials are warning that the ongoing federal government shutdown could soon disrupt a lifeline for thousands of low-income households that rely on ...