Starting Sunday, Feb. 15, Oklahoma will start banning the purchase of certain items with SNAP funds. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees ...

Starting March 1, 2026, new work rules for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) getting SNAP benefits take effect.

Restrictions on SNAP purchases are set to take effect in Idaho on Feb. 15. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare submitted a waiver in May at the direction of Gov. Brad Little with the hopes of ...

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An Arizona lawmaker is proposing a bill to restrict the use of food stamps for items like soda, candy and chips. Supporters argue the bill promotes healthier eating, while opponents say it unfairly ...

Kenneth Robinson has gotten used to counting dollars and cents at the grocery store. He can afford eggs with the $150 he receives a month in SNAP benefits, so they stay in his cart. Ground beef or ...

New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for food from low-income people. By Sarah Maslin Nir One morning last week, ...

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Critics of the restrictions are concerned with the bouts of confusion, contingent on the state with some feeling it could drive the numbers down of people who participate in the program. As of Jan. 1, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On December 1, under President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the Supplemental ...

The Save gas station on the west side of Gary, Indiana, wants customers to know that they can pay for their groceries with food stamps. When I pulled into the parking lot last week, the first thing I ...