Advocates and economists are warning of a potential ripple effect on food affordability for low-income households.

State Rep. Desiree Tims, D-Dayton, is behind a new bill that asks Ohio to pick up where the federal government left off in reimbursing the growing number of food stamp beneficiaries who fall ...

However, you can still have delicious and healthy food by picking items that are baked, steamed, boiled, or sauteed in just a bit of oil. Chinese food takeout is delicious, but as with other ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) oversees SNAP, and according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), the program improves food security ...

Criminals are using high-tech skimming devices and other schemes to steal SNAP, or food-stamp, benefits from low-income families. 'A failure of government.' As food-stamp theft soars in Lorain ...

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The case has gotten a lot of attention since 2023 when Weems and another woman, Java'la Elam, were charged after publicly talking about how they bought or sold food stamps on "Judy Justice" the ...

The program, also known as food stamps, helps low-income Americans afford groceries. It also represents an enormous amount of federal spending. In the 2024 fiscal year, the federal government ...

You know there’s a problem when soda is the item most frequently purchased by the 41 million Americans who benefit from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps.

At least 10 states are moving to ask Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to let them end federal subsidies of unhealthy foods via food stamps. That should be a top priority for the Trump ...