Idaho is considering a bill to seek a federal waiver to forbid food stamps from being used to buy soda and candy, in order to ...

About 1.2 million veterans live in households that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).[1] Thousands of veterans in every state — ...

Currently, SNAP contains a provision that limits purchases to food that needs to be prepared at home before it is consumed or specifically cold prepared foods. The Hot Foods Act would remove this ...

Welcome to the second episode in a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and ...

A group of Oregon lawmakers is advocating for a new bill o create a state-based food assistance program in Oregon, targeting ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill restricting SNAP benefits from buying junk food like soda and candy. It now heads to the House for a vote.

Budget cuts pouring out of Washington have already begun to empty the pockets of several food aid organizations in a city ...

WINTERSVILLE — A diverse group of local agencies convened for another morning of unity in the community through the Jefferson ...

Ark., told The Hagstrom Report on Tuesday that when he and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., meet ...