The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws ...

Here are some of the consequences that will follow if Congress cuts a key federal nutrition program, as proposed in the U.S.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, submitted a SNAP waiver request to the USDA on May 12, reported The Des Moines Register. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would ...

The Trump administration's Agriculture Secretary signaled she will be signing multiple waivers to let states ban junk food ...

A former USDA official who worked in the agency's Food and Nutrition Service, which administers SNAP, underscored the unprecedented nature of the government's request. "FNS has never had a ...

House Republicans included billions in cuts to food stamps, shifted food assistance ... include altering the age range of work requirements for SNAP benefits for able-bodied adults between the ...

Bank statements and school verification are no longer required to apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP ... U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Nutrition Service.

One analysis by the Century Foundation, a New York-based public policy research organization, found that if changes to the SNAP program go through as written, they could result in an average benefit ...

Missouri has agreed to abide by a request from the federal government to turn over personal data about anyone receiving food ...

"All personally identifiable information will comply with all privacy laws and regulations and will follow responsible data handling requirements ... USDA official who worked in the agency's Food and ...

Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food stamp benefits under House Republicans’ newly passed tax and spending cuts package, according to a ...