Some believe this could leave thousands without benefits, but the Illinois Department of Human Services is working to hire ...

Ahead of an estimated 150,000 Illinois households losing access to federal food assistance on May 1, Illinois launched two ...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill to create a temporary program to provide one-time payments to households who lose ...

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman says hot rotisserie chicken from Costco is a staple on his family’s dinner table. At $4.99 apiece, ...

State bureaucrats removed the verification procedures that would catch criminals — and in state after state, criminals ...

Twenty-two states have enacted or have plans to keep SNAP users from purchasing “junk foods” such as soda and candy.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has now approved applications from 22 states to limit what SNAP benefits can be used to ...

A GOP deal advances Gov. Kim Reynolds’ MAHA bill, bringing new SNAP limits, school lunch bans and health changes to Iowa.

Being stuck in a bureaucratic morass is frustrating and time-consuming; known as administrative burden, this phenomenon is ...

The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office is sharing resources for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients affected ...

The USDA approved a temporary waiver through May 17, 2026, allowing all Hawaii SNAP participants to purchase hot foods due to ...

New waivers enable states to exclude sugary foods and drinks from purchases made through the Supplemental Nutrition ...