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

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

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

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 ...

An Alabama lawmaker who leads a state budget committee said President Trump’s tax cut and spending bill means Alabama will have to tighten programs that hundreds of thousands of families depend on for ...

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

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

Thousands of Alabama families might soon experience changes to their SNAP benefits with potential federal cuts on the horizon ...

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.

Similarly, Oklahoma (16.9% SNAP participation), West Virginia (15.7%), and Alabama (14.7%) all have above-average SNAP participation and poverty levels. However, not all high-poverty Southern ...