A monthly average of 750,000 people in Alabama received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

"We're paying for Medicaid care for a problem we facilitated with [food stamps] and taxpayers are getting hit both ways," ...

US Department of Agriculture approves SNAP waivers in six states to restrict soda, candy, and other items. More states await approval as federal nutrition policy shi ...

With so much government funding being cut lately, many benefits and assistance programs could be on the chopping block -- or ...

GOP-backed plan permits a two-year delay in the implementation of cost-sharing policy for states with high error payment ...

The United States Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah to restrict what foods can be purchased under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ...

The HHS secretary traveled to Oklahoma and Louisiana to endorse legislative efforts inspired by his Make America Healthy ...

Republicans are defending recent legislation aimed at incentivizing states to fight erroneous payments through the ...

By 2028, the changes in the bill could require Pennsylvania to pay $800 million more a year than what they pay now.

The Trump administration's tax and spending bill is now law, but its impact on states remains uncertain. Democrats say there ...

Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he’s drafting a bill that would keep SNAP recipients from buying candy. He said it’s about the health of our state, but ...

The bill will stress a major funding stream schools rely on, leading to ripple effects that make it harder for schools to offer free meals.