Roughly 2,000 civilian workers at Hanscom Air Force Base in Lincoln can expect to lose a day’s work each week if the sequester happens.

BOSTON — The sequester threat is sending a message to colleges that, now or later, federal dollars for higher education are bound to fall.

WALTHAM, Mass. — The median price of a single-family home also rose last month.

BOSTON — The looming federal budget cuts go into effect Friday, if Congress does not act.

BOSTON — Estimates vary on how many defense jobs would be lost in Massachusetts if the sequester happens.

BOSTON — The White House says Massachusetts could lose tens of millions of dollars for education, environmental protection and child care if automatic federal budget cuts take effect as scheduled.

WASHINGTON — Both Democrats and Republicans expressed pessimism that both sides could find a way to avoid the massive, automatic spending cuts set to begin March 1.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is painting a dire portrait of the many ways the public will feel the effects of automatic federal spending cuts due to begin March 1.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just as the spring vacation season begins, the national park system is bracing for a possible hit from federal spending cuts.

BOSTON — Organizers of a State House rally say the state’s teen summer employment rate fell from an average of 54 percent in 2000 to 27 percent last year.

BOSTON — Defense contractors, research hospitals and social services providers are among those in the region sounding the alarm over the looming cuts.

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned that Massachusetts stands to lose thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in federal funds if Congress allows deep spending cuts to go into effect.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — In May, New England’s fishermen will again see a cut to the number of fish they can catch, this time so deeply that the historic industry’s existence is threatened.

BOSTON — The state is receiving $5.3 million from the federal government to help disabled, low-income people avoid becoming homeless or confined to institutions.