WAMC

UMass study explores how Massachusetts workers use SNAP benefits to feed their families - and now new restrictions could trigger social, economic disruption

This year’s historic government shutdown put a spotlight on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP - the means by which millions of Americans facing food insecurity put food on the ...
Fox News

Blue states blasted for funneling millions in SNAP cash for fast-food meals

FIRST ON FOX: U.S. taxpayers are footing nearly $250 million a year in SNAP benefits spent on fast-food meals across just nine states, most of which are blue states, according to Republican Iowa Sen.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

SNAP payments set to resume as shutdown ends. Here's what to know in Sarasota, Florida

After weeks of uncertainty, relief is finally on the horizon for thousands of Sarasota-Manatee families who depend on SNAP benefits. The federal shutdown that froze food assistance for millions has ...
Yahoo

The Hidden SNAP Benefits Most Low-Income Families Don’t Know They Qualify For

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is America’s largest anti-hunger initiative, and its precarious future is making anxiety-inducing headlines. The program serves over 40 million ...
WLWT

Ohioans receive partial SNAP benefits this week as Supreme Court weighs full payments nationwide

The U.S. Supreme Court will rule Tuesday on the future of SNAP payments that go out millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown.Tuesday's ruling comes after the Trump administration ...
Argus Leader

South Dakota paying partial SNAP benefits for November after delay

South Dakota will distribute some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to eligible recipients after plans to fully pay out the food-aid funds were paused. The state Department of Social ...
OPB

SNAP payments to remain after Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full payouts, Oregon governor says

Eli Imadali / OPB President Donald Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those ...
Austin American-Statesman

U.S. needs both SNAP and health care, yet GOP is using them as leverage to get their way

This year, the government has managed to find money for billionaire tax breaks, ostentatious ballrooms, weapons of war and private planes but somehow, we struggle to find $6 a day to feed hungry ...
Argus Leader

South Dakota SNAP payments now paused after Supreme Court ruling

Update as of Nov. 8, 2025: Payments for South Dakota SNAP recipients expected for Nov. 10 have now been paused because of a late U.S. Supreme Court ruling Nov. 7, according to the South Dakota ...
WGAL

$366 million spent every month on Pa. SNAP benefits, food banks can't meet need, Shapiro says

WE’RE LEARNING TONIGHT, TOM. WELL, JERRY, GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TODAY SAYING THAT AGAIN, THEY CANNOT BACKFILL THE SNAP FUNDING THAT RIGHT NOW IS BEING HELD UP. THERE’S ...
Washington Examiner

Judge orders Trump administration to use child nutrition funds to issue full SNAP benefits

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to issue full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Friday using funds intended for child nutrition after chastising officials for not ...