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America's Looming Food Bank Crisis
U.S. food banks, which helped feed an estimated 50 million people in 2023, are staring down the barrel of SNAP benefit changes.
Proposed SNAP cuts could pressure low-income shoppers — and retailers that serve them
Potential changes to the federal food assistance program could impact millions of U.S. shoppers, retailers and food and ...
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States move to ban soda and candy from SNAP – triggering industry pushback and potentially a domino effect across US
Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho want to block low-income Americans from spending nutrition aid on candy and soda as part of the ...
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SNAP benefits stolen? Don't expect to get them back – here's why.
Here's why. Congress at the federal level did not reauthorize or provide federal funding to continue the SNAP Fraud Reimbursement Request Process past December 20, 2024, according to the South ...
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John Curley backs RFK Jr.’s SNAP proposal: ‘Stop funding junk food’
A new proposal from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could block Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients ... and we are funding it with our money so people can buy ...
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Joined by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz, Braun moves to ban people from using SNAP to buy candy, soda
Kennedy Jr., taking the first step to prohibit people from using their SNAP ... foil hat. State Rep. Maureen Bauer, D-South Bend, criticized Braun's budget request which decreased funding for ...
Oh SNAP: Mass. Rep. McGovern’s mission to fight food insecurity | Bay State Briefing
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern rolled out legislation that would protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as food ...