Nebraska became the first state in the United States to ... "Controlling how the poor eat is a paternalistic response to a problem that is not based in SNAP recipients' inability to make good ...

LINCOLN, Nebraska--Nebraska is officially the first state in the nation to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for purchasing pop and energy drinks ...

One payment processor has so far signaled to states that it intends to turn over data about millions of Americans to the federal government even as privacy groups warn that the request is illegal.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THE MOMENT MARKS NEBRASKA BEING THE FIRST STATE TO SIGN ON TO THE NEW SNAP RESTRICTIONS PILOT PROGRAM. NO BRAINER. REALLY, REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT.

The federal government has fully paid for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since it was created in 1939 as a way to fight food insecurity amid the Great Depression.

Many victims say they followed every guideline to protect their accounts, yet fraud claims continue to flood the state.

In Connecticut, according to the report, “Medicaid and SNAP cuts are predicted to bring on $1.16 billion in GDP loss for ...

The House Agriculture Committee’s proposal calls for $250 billion to $300 billion in SNAP savings for the next decade. If approved, the cuts could leave Missouri’s state government scrambling ...

But now, Republicans in Congress are looking into forcing states to pay for 5% to 25% of SNAP funding in a move experts warn could force state governments to remove individuals from the food ...