A federal bill passed last summer instituted new restrictions and requirements on SNAP benefits, but some have not yet gone into effect.

The USDA’s SNAP program provides monthly food assistance to millions of Americans, with specific May 2026 payment dates ...

Starting May 1, New Mexicans receiving SNAP benefits will be able to access free job training, work experience and career support without risking their benefits.   The New ...

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara is appealing to residents to donate to food pantries to offset an expected reduction of SNAP ...

New York counties are wrestling with strict new federal requirements for food assistance that kicked in last month and will impact hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers for the fir ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton blocks Trump-backed bills over concerns they’d deter aid for U.S.-born children of ...

State bureaucrats removed the verification procedures that would catch criminals — and in state after state, criminals ...

Twenty-two states have enacted or have plans to keep SNAP users from purchasing “junk foods” such as soda and candy.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has now approved applications from 22 states to limit what SNAP benefits can be used to ...

A GOP deal advances Gov. Kim Reynolds’ MAHA bill, bringing new SNAP limits, school lunch bans and health changes to Iowa.

Being stuck in a bureaucratic morass is frustrating and time-consuming; known as administrative burden, this phenomenon is ...

The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office is sharing resources for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients affected ...