Some programs are being discontinued, while others are being broadened to include more students.

After months of intense back-and-forth negotiations, on-the-floor haggling and threats to tank the legislation, Republicans’ ...

Eighteen months ago, at around 7 p.m. practically every night, Chloe Lawson would start a four-mile walk to Subway, where she’d work the overnight shift, earning a buck above the $7.25 federal minimum ...