U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn is introducing legislation to enact stiffer penalties for fraudsters who target the Supplemental ...

Candy Available for sale at Sweet Mercantile in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village neighborhood on Friday, May 20, 2022. The store ...

“The state of Iowa doesn’t trust low-income families to make food choices,” said Luke Elzinga, who chairs the board of the ...

Iowa Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten is launching a challenge against Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), he confirmed to multiple ...

Rep. Zach Nunn wants to establish a program to make SNAP more secure and reimburse people when their federal food assistance ...

A waiver approved by the federal government restricts some food options for program participants, such as sweetened drinks, ...

She covered 28 counties across Iowa’s northeast corner. Spitler was there to see if SNAP could help, offering herself as a guide through the maze of bureaucratic forms and eligibility requirements.

“This is the largest cut to SNAP in the history of the program," Luke Elzinga, board chair for the Iowa Hunger Coalition. "These are massive structural changes to the program too that have big ...

Iowa House Republicans drafted House File 3 this month—a bill that proposes strict limitations on what food items SNAP recipients could use their benefits to buy—including white bread ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seeks USDA waiver to restrict SNAP purchases of candy, soda, and other items. Reynolds aims to promote healthier choices and address rising obesity and cancer rates.