The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has helped low-income Americans buy groceries for decades with few disruptions. But on Nov. 1, 2025, the federal government halted the flow of funds to ...

A yellow sign with the words “We Welcome SNAP Benefits.” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, along with 21 other state attorney generals, is currently suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

A group of Democratic-led states, which includes Maryland, sued on Wednesday to block U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting off food aid benefits for tens of thousands of legal ...

The state Department of Children and Families, which administers SNAP in Florida, estimates 181,000 individuals will lose eligibility for the food assistance. A higher estimate is 253,000, based on an ...

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

Some 42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images News Tracy Roof, University of Richmond The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The number of people getting SNAP benefits soared during the Great Recession, a big ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Connecticut resident is accused of throwing a firework that caused a Boston police ...