Drastic Cuts to SNAP and USDA Support Will Deepen Food Insecurity in Santa Barbara County Foodbank of Santa Barbara County braces for a surge in need as a local safety net is stretched thin.

During a House Agriculture Committee hearing last week, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) questioned Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on proposed cuts to SNAP benefits.

The waivers are intended to give states – which handle the administration of SNAP payments – more flexibility in managing their programs by excluding “non-nutritious” items such as candy ...

3 USDA, Secretary Rollins Signs State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah in Addition to Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska (June 10 ...

SNAP cuts are nothing to be proud of Recently, Congressman Glenn Thompson wrote the following about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): “Revitalizing Rural America: This week ...

“What is there to be ‘proud about’ in taking food from low-income children and families to lower taxes for the wealthy?” a State College resident writes.

TOPEKA — The Trump administration has paused its demand for the personal data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients after a lawsuit was filed May 22 by national advocacy ...

This marks the first time USDA has approved a state’s request to implement such restrictions on SNAP purchases.

OMAHA, NEB. — Nebraska has become the first state to receive US Department of Agriculture approval for a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) waiver that bans the use of benefits for ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drink purchases under SNAP benefits, impacting 152,000 participants ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drinks under the benefit program long known as food stamps ...

Nebraska becomes the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban soda and energy drink purchases under SNAP benefits, impacting 152,000 participants ...