Benefits under SNAP — the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — are modest, about $6.20 per person, per day. But they fill a critical need for people living near or below the official ...

As Missouri races to meet requirements laid out in cuts to social services cuts, lawmakers are asked to fund staff and technology upgrades.

Nikki Budzinski warns SNAP cuts could jeopardize Head Start access for families ...

State Senate Republicans are calling for an oversight hearing on SNAP-EBT fraud in Massachusetts after the Herald reported a ...

Approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Aug. 4, 2025, the two-year pilot initiative removes soft drinks, energy drinks and candy from the list of items eligible for purchase with SNAP ...

Enrique Fuentes counted on the $250 he received monthly in federal nutrition assistance to cover the cost of groceries. That changed last month.

BATON ROUGE USING SNAP BENEFITS TO BUY SOFT DRINKS AND CANDY AND ENERGY DRINKS. WHILE THEY ARE NOW A THING OF THE PAST. THIS ...

Oklahoma, Idaho and Louisiana are all rolling out the new rules outlined in the waivers obtained from the United States Department of Agriculture, which oversees the SNAP program. It’s part of a ...

So far, the USDA has approved waivers for 18 states. The rules in each state vary, as do their implementation deadlines, but ...

Monroe County will hold a public town hall Feb. 18 to explain SNAP eligibility changes affecting able-bodied adults without dependents.

According to Feeding America, 92 billion pounds of food goes to waste each year: 38% is unsold or uneaten, and over 51% comes ...