Recent social media buzz has sparked confusion over a supposed change in the age of dependents from 18 to 7 years. This claim is misleading, stemming from a misinterpretation of a clause in a new ...

Explore how Congress's proposed bill threatens vital nutrition assistance programs, including SNAP, for millions across the ...

The food assistance program is both popular and effective. Don’t plunder it to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.

Critics argue that the bill disproportionately affects low-income individuals, particularly seniors, by proposing significant ...

Millions of people who use the food assistance program SNAP are facing changes: on what food they can buy, how much money ...

The bill also includes more than $5 trillion in tax cuts, changes to the tax code and aid for farmers. SNAP is a federally funded program that gives money for groceries to more than 40 million ...

The reforms could impact millions by tightening eligibility, shifting program costs, and limiting future benefit increases.

A new multi-state report showcases the wide-reaching impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education ...

The news coming out of the federal government these days has been testing the mettle of food program administrators — especially as the U.S. Senate takes up cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition ...

The federal law that established SNAP some six decades ago states clearly that the program is designed “to ... soda and candy using our existing tax code. It then directs our health department ...

SINCE ITS CREATION, SNAP HAS ASSISTED MORE THAN 42 MILLION AMERICANS HERE IN NEW MEXICO. THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY SAYS MORE THAN 450,000 PEOPLE RELY ON THE PROGRAM. THAT’S MORE THAN 20% OF THE ...