The One, Big, Beautiful Bill introduced sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by tightening eligibility, expanding work requirements and increasing state responsibilities.

This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families. The large number of those programs is amplified by similar state and local ...

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Federal food assistance payments to the nation’s poorest citizens will come to a halt on Saturday, the result of the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history. It will be ...

Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face ...

You've read 5 stories this month. Support the CT Mirror reporting you rely on. Connecticut will continue nutrition, winter heating relief, Medicaid and other community assistance programs over the ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (FEED MY PEOPLE FOOD BANK PRESS RELEASE) - Feed My People Food Bank (FMP) is deeply concerned about the elimination of the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program at a time when ...

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ...