"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 ...

By Chris Sanders The U.S. House voted Thursday, July 2, for final passage of a budget bill that will make basic needs like ...

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 ...

The use of SNAP food stamps is about to undergo a major change in the United States. Alabama lawmakers have proposed a law that would prevent the purchase of soft drinks and candy ...

What President Donald Trump deems the “Big Beautiful Bill” will soon hit his desk and, with the stroke of a pen, be signed ...

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.

“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 ...