The SNAP program helps millions of people in the United States. It is one of the main sources of assistance for low-income ...

South Carolina is one of 18 states that have sought to remove sugary drinks and candy from a list of SNAP-eligible foods ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today approved Governor Henry McMaster's waiver to exclude the purchase of candy, energy drinks, soft drinks, and sweetened ...

SNAP benefits are restored, and the program is funded through next year. But the Trump administration is now looking to “completely deconstruct the program,” its top USDA official said. Agriculture ...

Armstrong Williams did a great service to all in helping us understand the problems with the SNAP program (“The uncomfortable truth about SNAP,” Nov. 4). As stated, the program was never meant to be ...

Virginia Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will no longer be allowed to purchase "sweetened ...

An end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history could restore food assistance for 42 million Americans. Recent court rulings have created confusion over whether states could ...

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The House of Representatives is set to vote on a funding package to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown has halted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...