A dizzying array of rules govern what can be bought with SNAP dollars, confusing grocery stores and consumers.

States have started banning junk food from SNAP. It’s not going according to plan.

This isn't the first time a White House administration has fought to ban junk food from food stamp purchases because of the ...

Some 688,000 food stamp recipients will have to find work by April or risk losing benefits as the Trump administration issues a final rule making it harder for states to get exemptions from work ...

Eighteen states are moving to restrict what SNAP funds can buy, but permissible products vary from state to state.

A growing number of states are set to change what millions of Americans can buy with food assistance benefits, as new rules aimed at limiting unhealthy purchases roll out in 2026. Several states will ...

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people with low incomes as soon as May 1.

People line up to pick up food from a mobile food pantry outside Living Word Church in East Hartford on Nov. 5, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror The end of the government shutdown meant food ...

The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team ...