Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items ...

Cuts to SNAP would be detrimental to the emergency food system in Illinois, including food pantries and food banks.

In Illinois, the problem is more pronounced. In 2000, 6.8% of Illinoisans were on SNAP. Today, 15.1% of Illinoisans are on ...

More government inexorably yields less freedom.

An effort to bar soda and candy from the food assistance program got a favorable reception in a Senate committee. Meanwhile, the Missouri governor is looking to promote “healthier foods.” ...

A proposed change to P.E.I.’s Lands Protection Act is getting pushback from a land advocacy group and an MLA who say it doesn’t fix the biggest problems with how land is bought and controlled in the ...