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Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.
Congressional Republicans are on the precipice of approving $290 billion in cuts to the largest low-income anti-hunger program in the nation. People who rely on the program, already pressured by food price surges,
A massive tax package contains federal cuts to a program that provides nutrition and lifestyle education to families on SNAP benefits.
SNAP began in 1939 as a pilot food stamp program but has greatly expanded since then. More than 42 million people currently receive benefits each month, equal to 12.6% of US residents in fiscal 2023, according to the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the US Department of Agriculture.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services estimates cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cost all Wisconsin residents $314 million each year. The cuts to SNAP funding, included in the budget bill passed by the U.
The House Agriculture Committee advanced the bill, which would take effect in the fiscal year beginning October 2027.
Local food banks are closely keeping an eye on the proposed federal spending bill.That's because it includes about $300 billion dollars in cuts to SNAP, the Sup
As Atlanta Public Schools are set to close for summer break next week, one of the main questions on Kimberly Duke’s mind is how she will feed her children. The mother of 10, and executive director of the education advocacy group Atlanta Thrive,
The GOP-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes some big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.