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With no debate, the New Mexico House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass Senate Bill 1, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act.

The dietary advice shared with Americans has changed significantly over the past century, with the latest guidelines once again updating the food pyramid.

The Save gas station on the west side of Gary, Indiana, wants customers to know that they can pay for their groceries with food stamps. When I pulled into the parking lot last week, the first thing I ...

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said last week that if elected governor he wants to root out “fraud in our state,” pointing specifically to a federal food assistance program that, for the first time since ...

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A growing number of states are set to change what millions of Americans can buy with food assistance benefits, as new rules aimed at limiting unhealthy purchases roll out in 2026. Several states will ...

PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs is tapping some federal funds she still has left from the 2020-23 COVID pandemic to fix problems that have delayed food stamp and unemployment benefits for Arizonans. Hobbs ...

Two Mattapan bodega owners are facing federal charges over allegations they trafficked nearly $7 million in food stamp benefits. U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley said the two men exchanged ...

The Trump administration has approved six additional states for bans that would prevent people from using food stamps to buy sugary sodas and unhealthy foods, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said ...

COLUMBIA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Missouri's request to restrict the use of food stamps for the purchase of some junk food items, according to a news release from the USDA.

The state of Oregon announced Friday that it has once again recharged the debit-like cards of approximately 757,000 residents who rely on federal food assistance to eat. The early December recharge ...