WKYT

18 states will limit junk food from SNAP benefits next year

(Gray News) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved waivers for 18 states that ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy certain sugary foods and drinks. The USDA has been approving SNAP ...
WSMV

Here’s which Tennessee county has the highest percentage of households using SNAP. See where your county ranks

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week more changes to SNAP benefits in six states, including Tennessee. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins signed waivers to ...
Washington Examiner

Six more states sign pledge to ban use of SNAP payments on junk food

Six more states signed a pledge to ban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments from being used on sugary foods or drinks. Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and ...
NJ.com

Hints from Heloise: Using fabric to wrap presents rather than paper

Dear Heloise: We’ll be spending hours wrapping Christmas and Hannukah gifts in a few weeks, using a lot of paper sourced from forest trees that would be better left standing. I hate wrapping! I’ve ...
Hosted on MSN

Champaign business wraps up their SNAP donations, provides nearly 40k meals

A popular Champaign business decided to help out when SNAP funds were cut, providing almost 40,000 meals for those in need. Mike Johnson scrambles to pass Pentagon bill as GOP ranks seethe Men’s lazy ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Where SNAP Use Has Grown, Shrunk Under Trump

Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has declined across much of the United States this year, according to new federal data. Between January and May 2025, more than ...
KTVU

Supreme Court weighs in on SNAP funding | West Coast Wrap

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump Administration's emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP payments amid the ongoing federal government shutdown. That ruling ...
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 ...
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 ...
Business Insider

I went from making $200,000 a year to using SNAP. Here's what I wish people knew about government assistance.

Carli Michelle Wright worked at a high-power law firm and made hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. She quit for the sake of her mental and physical health. While working part-time between careers ...
WAPT

Mississippi governor aims to ban SNAP use for sugary drinks and processed foods

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced that he aims to ban the use of SNAP cards for the purchase of processed foods and sugary drinks. The latest data shows that about 357,000 Mississippi households ...