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Eleven states are sending emergency allotments or leftover SNAP benefits in May 2025. See who qualifies and when payments ...
Zabdiel "Zab" Martinez is an economic support specialist for Madison's American Federation of State, County and Municipal employees (AFSCME).
The Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) this week launched a new security ...
Nebraska has become the first state in the nation to restrict low-income recipients of public grocery aid from using SNAP ...
Will emergency SNAP benefits return in summer 2025? Here's what we know about extended food assistance programs.
“This has created a culture of dependency instead of opportunity,” Brecheen said. But mandating that states cover even just a portion of SNAP benefits would shift “huge costs” to states, according to ...
The only way Congress can cut $230 billion from Agriculture Department budget is to slash Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...
More than 25,000 low income Oklahoma households experienced fraud by having their benefits stolen last year, according to the ...
Ohio workers could avoid state and local taxes on their tips under a bill introduced by a Republican lawmaker.
President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal funding for SNAP. North Carolina would have to find $229 million per year to fill the gap.
Possible changes to the program could lead to significant benefit cuts and millions of Americans becoming ineligible.