Alameda County food providers and researchers have raised concerns that federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, contained in President Donald Trump’s proposed ...

SNAP benefits—formerly known as "food stamps" for low-income households—are in the sights of President Donald Trump and the ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, is a key tool in supporting low-income individuals and families in the United States. Through this federally ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Reynolds says changes to SNAP will promote healthy eating and protect future generations from disease. It would remove foods including soda and candy from SNAP ...

“When people don’t have SNAP, they just end up not paying for food,” said Elizabeth Venable, who used to be on food stamps and now advocates for homeless individuals. The legislation ...

The outcome? Empty grocery store shelves, increased prices and cashiers forced to be the food police." Recipients already can't use SNAP dollars to buy alcohol, tobacco, hot foods and personal ...

Formerly known as food stamps, SNAP provides financial food assistance to nearly 42 million low-income families across the country including about 1.4 million people in Michigan. The Congressional ...

In his letter, Abbott emphasized the need to improve the health of Texans, stating, "SNAP was created to increase access to nutritious food; however, many SNAP purchases are for food with little ...

Languages: English. Iowa and Indiana have received a waiver approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ban junk food from being bought using SNAP benefits. The push to limit SNAP ...

One in six Kentuckians, or over 753,000 residents, experience food insecurity. A proposed plan by the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture would shift the burden of SNAP benefits to Kentucky's ...

The study by the Economic Research Service compared consumer food purchasing practices between 2016 and 2022. Households that don’t get SNAP benefits spent $209 less per capita at supermarkets ...