Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event Thursday that the Trump administration is making history with its approval of numerous ...

New restrictions on SNAP benefits may limit purchases of sugary drinks, candy and snacks starting January 2026, raising ...

Come January, residents in Idaho, Arkansas and Utah will no longer be able to use food stamps to buy soft drinks or candy.

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For years, Texas lawmakers have tried to stop food stamp recipients from purchasing snack food. With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out unhealthy foods from the ...

Low- and no-income households nationally are supported by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as "food stamps," which provided assistance to an average of 42.1 million ...

Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food stamp benefits under House Republicans’ newly passed tax and spending cuts package, according to a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — For years, Texas lawmakers have tried to stop food stamp recipients from purchasing snack food. With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out ...

A ruling on whether originality matters when hunger strikes. Andrea writes: My husband of 38 years copies my snacks. If I have a few banana slices with peanut butter, he just takes a few off my plate.

Massachusetts would have to find between $185 million and $704 million dollars a year to maintain food stamps for 1.1 million residents if the U.S. Senate approves cuts proposed in a House bill.

The sudden enforcement drive, under the newly released Stamp Duty Audit Framework effective Jan 1, 2025, raises a fundamental question of fairness and principle. The Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB ...

In California, SNAP benefits are known as Calfresh, and are designed to strengthen the economy of low-income individuals and families so that they can buy nutritious food at affiliated stores.