Republican senators have introduced a bill that would prevent SNAP recipients from using benefits to purchase sodas and candy ...

With $95 million on the line, Louisiana health officials are rolling out cash bonuses, tighter reviews and new wage checks to ...

New federal restrictions and requirements to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)started Feb. 1. Here ...

Despite her last-ditch effort to avoid prison Thursday, Amanda Cunningham’s pleas scored zero points with Midland County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Carras. Cunningham was sentenced to 22 months to 15 ...

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from withholding tens of millions of dollars in funding for Minnesota’s food stamp program amid widespread claims of fraud.

Sidewalk vendors can now apply to receive a free, health-code-compliant food vending cart through a new program launched in a partnership between the county and the city of Los Angeles. To receive a ...

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 ...

After reading your Monday editorial regarding states that are not cooperating with addressing SNAP fraud, contributing to the waste of federal monies used to support these state managed programs, I ...