The U.S. government is finally working again. On March 1, budget sequestration saved the country over $85 billion through massive spending cuts.  Families throughout the country, especially associated...

Seven months after the sequester took effect, a new study released Monday revealed the impact sustained cuts to research have had on the economy as well as major research universities such as Boston...

While addressing the consequences of the impending government shutdown on Monday, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren mentioned essential programs that are being jeopardized by sequester budget cuts, such as...

You’re tired after working a 12-hour shift at the supermarket. You left when the kids went to school, and now you’re back hours after they got home.  Your spouse has been gone for months. Your kids...

While Americans brace themselves for the impact of sequester budget cuts, the capital is seeing slight cuts of its own. The budget for White House tours has been slashed and the Blue Angels have been grounded...

As federal cuts to research and education funding begin to take effect as part of the sequester, Boston University officials hosted two days of meetings Monday and Tuesday in conjunction with representatives...

After almost five years since the recession hit the Commonwealth and the nation, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced March 26 that Massachusetts finally surpassed pre-recession...

Congress issued a continuing resolution Thursday to restore Military Tuition Assistance programs by limiting spending on political science research to finance government operations through the end of the...

Sequester budget cuts to Massachusetts’s airports should not have a large impact on the number of flights through Logan International Airport, local airport officials said. The Federal Aviation Administration...

After several failed attempts at negotiations between U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress over the federal budget, across the board spending cuts known as the sequester when into effect Friday, and...

Officials at Boston University are bracing for impending cuts to research funding and financial aid after U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 into law Friday as part of...

I think the term “apocalyptic” was best to describe what Americans thought their country would be like when spending cuts came into play March 1. I could imagine families stocking up on non-perishable...