Idaho submitted a waiver request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prevent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from purchasing soft drinks and candy, East Idaho ...

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal ...

After congressional Republicans proposed federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Minnesota ...

Many victims say they followed every guideline to protect their accounts, yet fraud claims continue to flood the state.

Nebraska became the first state in the United States to ... "Controlling how the poor eat is a paternalistic response to a problem that is not based in SNAP recipients' inability to make good ...

The clock is ticking once again as the extended 2018 Farm Bill approaches its latest deadline. Originally set to expire in 2023, the bill — typically renewed every five years — has been extended twice ...

The requests were in response to a letter Rollins ... contribute to stigma already surrounding SNAP participation. He pointed to the latest state data that indicates over 40% of Iowans are ...

In Connecticut, according to the report, “Medicaid and SNAP cuts are predicted to bring on $1.16 billion in GDP loss for ...

Republicans maintain the changes are necessary to put SNAP more in line with other benefits programs and ensure states aren't ...

In response to questions from this station, DHS said it “continues to investigate all allegations of SNAP fraud it receives and collaborates closely with state, federal, and local law ...

Unfortunately for us, we now have a Republican party determined to make policy remedies as complicated as possible, knowing ...

Nebraska state senators advanced LB89, a bill addressing transgender bathroom rules and trans athlete participation. ACLU of Nebraska issued a response on Thursday, saying the veto punishes those ...