Those providing food assistance in the Flathead are priming for the gaps that they fill to get bigger, as a historic cut to ...

A new law passed by the U.S. Senate as part of the budget reconciliation package includes significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.

A new law signed by President Donald Trump is set to implement sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

WASHINGTON D.C.- Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is introducing two new bills this week for wildfire reduction as well as ...

President Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US — Federal budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) will take a smaller bite out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...

The Sunshine Division in Portland, Oregon is expanding its food assistance programs due to increased food insecurity and cuts to USDA programs, while Representative Suzanne Bonamici is concerned ...

President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" cuts social safety net programs like SNAP to rein in government spending.

In Washington, nearly one million people rely on SNAP benefits each month. With the new law in place, those benefits are expected to shrink, and eligibility requirements will become stricter. Adults ...

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” signed July 4, includes a one-year moratorium on Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood that ...

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