Starting New Year's Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and ...

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or drinks. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon is rolling out artificial intelligence tools across state government — but to ensure data privacy, Gov. Tina Kotek appointed a chief privacy officer and strategist. Meet Nik ...

FLORENCE — As the federal government shutdown continues to disrupt essential services, United Way Worldwide and the U.S. 211 network have been working toward responding to heightened food insecurity ...

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Friday using funds intended for child nutrition after chastising officials for not ...

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced that he aims to ban the use of SNAP cards for the purchase of processed foods and sugary drinks. The latest data shows that about 357,000 Mississippi households ...

Carli Michelle Wright worked at a high-power law firm and made hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. She quit for the sake of her mental and physical health. While working part-time between careers ...

Partial payments are expected to be sent out to the millions of Americans who receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the Trump administration said. The ...

Food pantry demand in Louisville is expected to rise due to partial SNAP funding during a government shutdown. What you need to bring, such as a photo ID, varies by pantry, with many requiring little ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation’s largest food aid program ...

The more than 800,000 people in New Jersey who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP — face food insecurity as the ongoing federal government shutdown has delayed disbursement ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to provide partial food stamp benefits in November after federal courts ordered the agency to use contingency funds during the ongoing government shutdown, CBS ...