(THE CONVERSATION) The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits had to find other ...

A deal to implement protections for Wisconsin's FoodShare program could include a prohibition on sugary products.

Beginning in fiscal year 2027, which will be the subject of the Iowa Legislature's budget discussions this year, Iowa will have to cover 75% of the cost of administering SNAP, up from 50%.

Federal food assistance programs used by millions could be at risk as the federal government shutdown continues, proponents of those programs said. The federal government went into a shutdown Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a budget signed into law by ...

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) has written a letter to Gov. Bill Lee in a last-ditch effort to convince him to opt into a federally-funded food assistance program for the summer ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Tens of thousands of people across the Inland Northwest could soon lose food stamp benefits if a deal to end the current federal government shutdown isn't reached before funding for the food assistance program runs out at the end of the ...