How The Food Stamp Junk Ban Is Causing Issues—And Confusion—In Some States

Some states are on board with the new food stamps ban of junk food but there is confusion on what can be labeled as such.

The New Food-Stamp Rules Will Make Your Head Spin

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

Governors seek delay on sharing cost of food stamp errors

State and local officials are asking Congress for a delay on sharing the cost of errors in the federal food assistance ...
New York Post

Hunger games: The government shutdown showcases food-stamp fraud and follies

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 ...
Mother Jones

Tens of Millions of People Lost Their Food Stamps—For Now

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Normally, the 42 million Americans who rely on food stamps (formally known as the ...
Long Island Press

Editorial: Federal food stamp funding and Nassau County

Thankfully, two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency ...