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,

President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal funding for SNAP. North Carolina would have to find $229 million per year to fill the gap.

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.

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.

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

A sweeping legislative package, the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act', recently passed by the House, proposes significant changes to federal programs, including SNAP.