"We're paying for Medicaid care for a problem we facilitated with [food stamps] and taxpayers are getting hit both ways," ...

Alabama is on the verge of a significant change in the use of SNAP benefits, aiming to promote healthier habits by ...

A monthly average of 750,000 people in Alabama received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he's drafting a bill that would keep SNAP recipients from buying candy. He said it's about ...

More than 100 organizations from across Alabama are urging federal lawmakers to vote against a Congressional budget that they say would jeopardize health care and food assistance for families. On ...

Alabamians receiving federal food assistance would not be able to use it to buy candy or soda under legislation planned for the 2026 session.

The food assistance program known as SNAP could face significant reductions if President Trump's tax and spending bill passes the House.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, plays a vital role in reducing food insecurity, providing essential support to over 41 million Americans each month. While the program has ...

“Over 700,000 folks in Alabama turn to SNAP at one time or another in any given year,” said Michael Ledger, CEO of Feeding the Gulf Coast.

Alabamians receiving federal food assistance would not be able to use it to buy candy or soda under legislation planned for ...