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Four states have asked USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food assistance program
Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items ...
SNAP Florida Payment Schedule: May 2025 Food Stamp Deposit Dates
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, remains a vital support for ...
Trump administration demands crackdown on illegal immigrants potentially taking advantage of key benefit
The U.S. Agriculture Department is demanding states comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to prevent illegal ...
Trump Administration Wants To Ban Soda From Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The Trump administration wants to stop poor people from using federal food benefits for candy or soda. In an initiative ...
DTA issues final warning ahead of EBT outage overnight for cardholders
The Department of Transitional Assistance is issuing a final warning to EBT cardholders across Massachusetts that their ...
What are food stamps and who gets them?
SNAP is the primary way the government helps feed Americans who can't afford food, but many don't understand how the program ...
With SNAP theft rising, parents struggle to feed their families
More than $3.6 million in SNAP benefits has been stolen from nearly 8,000 Massachusetts families since mid-December, when ...
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2025 Budget Stakes: Veterans Could Lose Vital Health, Food and Other Assistance
Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would take away ...
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Kate Maehr and Julie Yurko: We need to strengthen — not cut — SNAP benefits
Veronica Cox had a plan, and receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to help feed her three kids wasn’t part of it. She got a bachelor’s degree in criminal ...