Idaho is considering a bill to seek a federal waiver to forbid food stamps from being used to buy soda and candy, in order to ...

Currently, SNAP contains a provision that limits purchases to food that needs to be prepared at home before it is consumed or specifically cold prepared foods. The Hot Foods Act would remove this ...

Over 42 million people are registered for SNAP benefits, with nearly 25% of funds used to buy unhealthy food, such as cakes, ...

Pennsylvanians receiving SNAP benefits are being advised to change their passwords to avoid having their benefits stolen.

State officials are reminding Pennsylvanians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to change their ...

A group of Oregon lawmakers is advocating for a new bill o create a state-based food assistance program in Oregon, targeting ...

The state Department of Human Services said it has a 25% vacancy for eligibility workers and 50% for clerical staff at SNAP ...

Another proposal would roll back the 2021 change in the thrifty food plan. This would cut current benefits and save $274 billion over a decade. One hitch is that House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T.

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from using their benefits to buy chips, sodas and other types of junk food under a bill that passed the Texas Senate. “This bill isn’t about limiting ...

Republican lawmakers push proposals to ban the purchase of junk foods, such as sodas, with SNAP benefits. Several bills have ...

Texas could lose nearly 68,000 jobs and over $400 million in tax revenue in 2026 if federal cuts to Medicaid and the ...