Jan 17 Watch 2:03 Why many stores can’t accept food stamps during the shutdown While so far there have been no major lapses in benefits for the nearly 39 million people who depend on food stamps amid the partial government shutdown, 2,500 retailers around the country are unable to take any form of SNAP… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 4:51 What new USDA restrictions mean for food stamp recipients After new restrictions on federal food stamps didn't make it into the farm bill, the USDA is implementing them instead. Roughly 755,000 Americans may feel the impact of the changes, which limit states' ability to grant work requirement waivers in… Continue watching
Dec 20 Trump signs $867B farm bill without food stamp program cuts By Associated Press Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the regulation to tighten work requirements was a tradeoff for Trump's support for the bill. Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump administration wants to tighten work requirements for food stamps By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press The move comes just weeks after lawmakers passed a $400 billion farm bill that reauthorized agriculture and conservation programs while leaving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which serves roughly 40 million Americans, virtually untouched. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 4:41 What’s in the House’s $867 billion farm bill? The House has advanced a farm bill that would cost $867 billion over the next 10 years in a combination of subsidies and protections intended to support and stabilize American farmers. The legislation would boost assistance for dairy farmers, prevent… Continue watching
Sep 23 U.S. considers limit on green cards for immigrants on benefits By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance. Continue reading
Aug 13 AP fact check: Trump’s claims on ‘record’ GDP, jobs and the Russia investigation By Hope Yen, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump is distorting the truth on U.S. economic growth and jobs, pointing to record-breaking figures that don't exist and not telling the full story on black unemployment. Here's a closer look at his claims. Continue reading
Jun 28 Senate passes farm bill, setting up clash on food stamps 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. Continue reading
Jun 21 Farm bill with major food stamp changes narrowly passes the House By Juliet Linderman, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The measure renews the safety net for farmers as President Donald Trump's tough talk on tariffs threatens to close markets for many of their products. Continue reading
Feb 20 5 medical stories you might have missed By Dr. Amber Robins, Laura Santhanam It’s easy for politics to dominate our news feeds these days. But there are many important stories in the health and medical communities, too. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading