Trump’s new SNAP rule could leave states scrambling to protect food assistance programs - Several dozen states might need to pay millions for food aid if they don't reduce errors in the Supplemental N

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment error rates (PER) for fiscal year 2025 on Wednesday, which shows nationwide,

Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Policy changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are heavily impacting West Virginia’s children and elderly populations, per the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy (WVCBP).

A federal court has rejected US Department of Agriculture waivers in five states that bar the purchase of “unhealthy” foods and beverages — primarily candy and sugary drinks — under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).

At a time when hunger is on the rise in Michigan and food prices are skyrocketing, current federal threats to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday called a federal judge’s decision to stop Iowa from restricting the purchase of soda and candy through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program “short-sighted” and said it “does nothing to improve the health of our country.

Both parties have been enacting state-level bans on using SNAP benefits for soda and candy. On Monday, a federal judge said the new rules violate federal laws governing the food program.