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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that the state has received federal approval for a waiver that will restrict the use of federal food assistance benefits for certain sweetened drinks and candy ...
Michigan is among the states that sued the federal government over a pending rule that seeks extensive access to the records ...
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked the federal government to carve out a ban on certain food bought with SNAP benefits.
The USDA updated its demand to states for food assistance applicants' data to include immigration status and information on ...
President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" cuts social safety net programs like SNAP to rein in government spending. Opponents fear it will worsen food insecurity in Oregon.
The new waivers will restrict the purchase of so-called "junk food" with SNAP funds in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, ...
The federal government has approved Oklahoma’s request to remove candy and soda from SNAP purchases, impacting over 686,000 residents who rely on the program.
What are the implications of the SNAP-Ed program's elimination? For starters, 1 million Missouri residents were helped by the program each year.
After several months of planning, D.C. SNAP benefit recipients are now eligible to get some of their traffic and moving violation fines reduced by 50%.
SNAP, otherwise known as food stamps, only provides around $6 a day per person on average — and lawmakers recently moved to spend even less on the program.
Michigan Farmers Market doubles food assistance benefits, helping SNAP recipients access fresh produce at Capitol event ...
Federal SNAP cuts will impact more than one million North Carolinians, including one in six children, DHHS says.