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

In Illinois, the problem is more pronounced. In 2000, 6.8% of Illinoisans were on SNAP. Today, 15.1% of Illinoisans are on ...

Cuts to SNAP would be detrimental to the emergency food system in Illinois, including food pantries and food banks.

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a memorandum to all state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition ...

In 2023, Kansas had a payment error rate of more than 12 percent for SNAP applications. That surpassed the national average ...

Governor Brad Little signed a bill on April 15 that bans candy and soda from being purchased with SNAP benefits in Idaho.

SNAP is the primary way the government helps feed Americans who can't afford food, but many don't understand how the program ...

Kennedy Jr. HB109 requires a federal waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement the changes to Idaho's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. Little said his ...

Colorado could join a small list of states in the nation that allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to get a hot prepared meal using their benefits.