Mississippi is hoping IT upgrades, new trainings and other efforts can reduce its SNAP “error rate” — or how often it over- or underpays benefits — before new federal penalties come into effect.
How one organization in Pasadena, Calif., is mobilizing amid a shortage of federal food aid during the government shutdown.
Federal officials said $4.65 billion from SNAP reserves will be released to meet a court order, but warned states may face weeks of delays processing partial benefits.
Tina Kotek joins the governors of at least 12 other mostly Democrat-led states — including Washington and California — in diverting millions in state money to backfill the lost federal funding to SNAP.
California’s high housing costs and Louisiana’s entrenched hardships continue to leave millions struggling.
The 2025 count shows more than 22,000 homeless on a single night and nearly 159,000 overall, up 25 percent since 2022 despite unprecedented spending.
City and county programs now offer $500 monthly to vulnerable tenants plus support services, but only 740 are served — far below the 1,425 goal. More funding is needed to avert displacement.
Driven by rising poverty and inadequate retirement income, older people are increasingly turning to employment, with labor force participation in urban areas climbing more steeply.
Although thought of as an urban problem, food deserts are most likely to occur in rural states, including places where crops are grown right down the road.
Work requirements remain on the table but Congress will not cut the matching rate for the Affordable Care Act expansion or impose per capita limits on states.
A growing number of state leaders want the federal government to forbid the use of food stamps to buy sodas and candy. It’s not a new idea, but the current administration has signaled its support.
Several governors and legislatures are looking to ban SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to pay for candy and soda.
Seven employees were fired after accessing tens of thousands of Medicaid and food stamp accounts and stealing at least $270,000.
Forty million Americans live in food deserts. Can government-owned grocery stores fix this?
Farmers must destroy their flocks when bird flu is detected. With payments already exceeding $1 billion, the government will now require biosecurity audits.
In Connecticut, 40 percent say they’re either struggling or just getting by financially.
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