SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is the largest federal nutrition assistance program. It provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families via an ...

With the recent elections, many budget and financial changes are expected to take place this year. With cost-of-living being ...

While the country waits for a final say on the validity of President Donald Trump’s attempted federal funding freeze, U.S.

Congressman Keith Self introduced the FIZZ-NO Act, seeking to prevent the use of SNAP benefits for sugary soft drinks. What do some in the Coastal Bend think about it?

USDA Secretary Brooke Collins wants to ban “bad food” from food stamp purchases, placing limits on Americans with scarce food options.

Saying they have no nutritional value, a Lake Havasu Republican is leading the charge to take sodas – with or without sugar – ...

A GOP lawmaker is leading a charge to take sodas — with or without sugar — off the list of items Arizonans can buy with food stamps, though candy and ...

Kansas Senate advances legislation to ban the use of food assistance money on candy and soft drinks despite objections by ...

As the bitter cold snap grips the region, residents are feeling the impact on both their comfort and their wallets. With frigid temperatures driving up heating costs, We Energies ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins wants to restrict SNAP benefits from being used for sugary drinks and junk food.

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million ...

If you are a SNAP benefit recipient and lost your food due to a power outage from last weekend’s round of severe weather, you ...