The Trump administration wants to stop poor people from using federal food benefits for candy or soda. In an initiative ...

Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items ...

Governors in Indiana, Arkansas, Idaho and West Virginia want to stop letting people use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy soda, candy and other unhealthy food.

Recipients remain free to purchase whatever foods they want—with their own money.

Brian Barks, president and CEO of Food Bank for the Heartland, said they are fighting against LB656 and similar measures, ...

SNAP benefits for May 2025 are starting soon. Here's the full payment schedule, updated income limits, and who qualifies.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, remains a vital support for ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is crucial for millions of Americans. In Florida, payments begin May 1 ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, is designed to provide benefits to ...

One of the people with knowledge of the plans noted that deep-red states such as West Virginia are “going to be hit pretty ...

Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would take away ...

Despite this agricultural abundance, food insecurity – not being able to maintain an adequate diet – is a pressing issue. In ...