At least 18 states will implement changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the new year. Five of ...

Should SNAP pay for a Big Mac? A group of lawmakers wants to make sure no taxpayer dollars are spent at the drive-thru. The ...

A bill making its way through the Texas legislature would bar people from using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and ...

On May 19th, Nebraska was granted the first waiver allowing a state to prohibit purchases of soda and energy drinks through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or food stamps. A few ...

More than 1.4 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program across five states will be banned from ...

The changes come after a law passed this year to put restrictions on Utahns' benefits received from the Supplemental ...

Idaho lawmakers are one step closer to passing a bill that could restrict what Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries can buy with their benefits. Since President Donald Trump ...

Katia Riddle is a correspondent at NPR covering mental health. She has reported extensively on the impact of events such as Hurricane Helene, Los Angeles wildfires and the loneliness epidemic. Prior ...