

Health Oct 31

The Trump administration reopened the comment period for a proposed rule that could alter categorical eligibility for food stamp benefits and cut off aid for an estimated 3 million Americans.
By Laura Santhanam
Nation Jul 27

The proposed rule change, outlined this past week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has highlighted the ideological clash between President Trump’s attempts to tighten government entitlement programs and efforts in some states to widen the social safety net.
By David A. Lieb, Associated Press
Nation Apr 20

In the summer of 2010, reporters at South Dakota’s Argus Leader newspaper decided to request data about the government’s food assistance program, previously known as food stamps. Trying to get that data has taken the paper more than eight years…
By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press
Politics Dec 13

Congress passed a 10-year, $867 billion farm bill Wednesday that would reauthorize a variety of agricultural programs and food aid for low-income Americans. Here's a look at the other, lesser-known provisions that also made it into the bill.
By Maea Lenei Buhre, Patty Gorena Morales
Dec 12

By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press
The House has easily passed the farm bill, a massive legislative package that reauthorizes agriculture programs and food aid.
Dec 11

By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press
The legislation sets federal agricultural and food policy for five years and provides more than $400 billion in farm subsidies, conservation programs and food aid for the poor.
Jun 28

By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press
The Senate has passed a bill that makes modest modifications to existing farm programs while largely avoiding changes to food stamps, setting up a showdown with the House.
Aug 01

By Lora Strum
Some 50 million Americans struggle to put food on the the table. Join us at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3 for a Twitter chat on the issue and what can be done about it.
Jul 19

By Laura Santhanam
For five decades, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps, has provided access to food for millions of Americans and is the nation’s largest program that targets hunger. But policies at the state and federal level could tear…
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