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 ...

It's part of a growing movement to ban the purchase of sugary drinks and candy with federal food benefits.

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

Rep. Mark Messmer (R-Indiana) introduced the SNAP Online Access Act on Tuesday to make permanent a pilot program that ...

Well, look who finally decided to clean house. The Trump administration is tackling the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) head-on — and judging by the collective meltdown from certain ...

Nearly 42 million individuals across the United States are covered by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to May 2025 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with a ...

Lamont's budget includes modest social service spending increases — but far less than advocates want, especially given ...

As new federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program take effect this month, Illinois lawmakers are considering a state-run program that would ...

The program lost its federal money after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer.

Iowa Senate lawmakers moved forward with a bill to ensure the state's participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...