CONTINGENCY PLAN TO BACKSTOP THOSE BENEFITS IS MOVING FORWARD. THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MEANS TIME AND MONEY ARE RUNNING OUT FOR SNAP, THE STATE’S FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. LAWMAKERS ...

Since its inception, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance or SNAP program — commonly known as “food stamps” — has all too often drifted from its original purpose. Instead of offering a temporary hand ...

Starting Wednesday, Texas SNAP recipients can no longer use benefits to buy sugary drinks or candy under new program changes.

A major change is about to take place for Texas families using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Starting April 1, 2026, a new rule will take effect, banning certain items ...

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union declaration of a “War on Fraud” continues to reverberate in the Bay State, where Gov. Maura Healey is playing defense over her management of Massachusetts’ ...

Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Wyoming have joined 18 other states in implementing restrictions on what food assistance recipients can purchase using their taxpayer-funded benefits. U.S. Secretary of ...

A 2024 letter reveals that even the President Biden administration urged Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey to clean up the state’s SNAP program, which was recently found by state and federal authorities ...

An EBT sign posted outside a Phoenix fast food restaurant. Arizona recipients of SNAP receive their benefits through an electronic benefits transfer system, known as an EBT card. Roughly 380,000 ...

A Franklin man faces federal charges for allegedly defrauding the SNAP foodshare program at his Milwaukee corner store, with accusations of stealing $1.6 million intended for hungry families. A ...

Just as the beginning of a new year is a time for families to figure out their finances, the same is true for state legislatures. In the coming months, the majority of states will be penning their ...

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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is launching a temporary state-funded food assistance program to provide a one-time lump-sum payment to households that are impacted by new federal Supplemental ...