Tag: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
2023 could see highest number of people on food stamps since...
By Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The 2023 fiscal year is on track to...
Food stamp benefits to increase by more than 25% in October
President Joe Biden’s administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food aid available...
Carol Gundlach: Protect SNAP to help thousands of Alabama veterans make...
Alabamians, like all Americans, take time on Veterans Day each year to honor those who have served our country and sacrificed to keep all...
Conservative revolt over immigration sinks House farm bill
In an embarrassment for House Republican leaders, conservatives on Friday scuttled a bill that combines stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp...
Here are the top 10 ways the proposed 2018 Farm Bill...
Alabama is home to a $70 billion agriculture economy, which is why the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, H.R. 2, better known as the...
Carol Gundlach: Congress should oppose Farm Bill changes that would make...
Americans across the political spectrum have long agreed on the importance of reducing hunger in our country. But the U.S. House is now considering...
New study reveals SNAP benefits don’t cover meal cost in Alabama
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly food budget assistance to more than 42 million eligible, low-income Americans across the country.
The Urban Institute, a liberal-leaning...
Alabama residents join pet food stamp fight
A viral new petition is asking the federal government to extend food stamp benefits to pet food, and Alabamians are getting in on the...
GOP House member pre-files bill to nix waivers for able-bodied SNAP...
On Alabama state rep is working to get more able-bodied Alabamians off of the government rolls and back to work.
Ahead of the 2018 Legislative...
Donald Trump’s food stamp cuts face hard sell in Congress
President Donald Trump's proposal to slash food stamps by a third will be a hard sell in Congress, even as Republicans have tried repeatedly...
