Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items ...

The Trump administration wants to stop poor people from using federal food benefits for candy or soda. In an initiative ...

The House Agriculture Committee is looking to early May to mark up its portion of the president's party-line bill.

Brown County Human Services Director Anne Broskoff had a dose of good news to report to Brown County commissioners Tuesday.

Cuts to SNAP would be detrimental to the emergency food system in Illinois, including food pantries and food banks.

More government inexorably yields less freedom.

In 2023, Kansas had a payment error rate of more than 12 percent for SNAP applications. That surpassed the national average ...

An effort to bar soda and candy from the food assistance program got a favorable reception in a Senate committee. Meanwhile, the Missouri governor is looking to promote “healthier foods.” ...

In Illinois, the problem is more pronounced. In 2000, 6.8% of Illinoisans were on SNAP. Today, 15.1% of Illinoisans are on ...

Nearly 3 million people were kept out of poverty after Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits saw a boost ...

Governor Brad Little signed a bill on April 15 that bans candy and soda from being purchased with SNAP benefits in Idaho.

As a child, I felt so fancy when we used the purple food stamps — those were the pretty ones. We were a hardworking, loving ...