The state agency in charge of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — said it has not used a new state law that allows agencies to withhold public assistance payments ...

On Aug. 4, 2025, the USDA announced that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services' request to allow the state to restrict SNAP recipients ...

WASHINGTON - Federal officials have approved waivers for six additional states to limit what can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The decision allows Hawaii ...

(NEXSTAR) – Six more states are adding restrictions to what SNAP beneficiaries can buy with their monthly benefits, the federal government announced this week. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will no longer be allowed to purchase “sweetened beverages” with SNAP funds beginning in April 2026, ...

TAMPA, Fla. — After the longest government shutdown in history, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients were able to receive their November benefits. However, that won't last for a ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s office said he isn’t cowed by the Trump administration’s threat to withhold federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative funding from states, ...

The Trump administration is set to suspend aid for states run by Democrats that do not disclose identifying information about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries, including ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits, averaging around $190 per person, to about 42 million people nationwide. In New York, 2.8 million people recieve SNAP ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday that it will withhold money for administering SNAP food aid in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless ...