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SALT LAKE CITY — With the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Utahns who rely on SNAP benefits for food will see those full benefits return within 24 hours. The Utah Department of ...

Nearly 2 million people in Illinois will again receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits starting Friday, after weeks of federal uncertainty that left families scrambling to put food ...

A delay in SNAP benefits mixed with a decline in foot traffic has many stores, restaurants and food producers concerned about sales. By Julie Creswell and Linda Qiu Jimmy Wright, the owner of Wright’s ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of other state officials announced a motion for a temporary restraining order following federal guidance that directed states to undo any steps ...

The first partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments are expected to begin in Ohio today as a legal fight continues in the U.S. Supreme Court and a political process continues to end ...

People in some U.S. states will be able to buy groceries with federally funded SNAP benefits this weekend, while those in other states are still waiting for November food benefits that had been ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Nearly 5.5 million Californians depend on CalFresh to avoid hunger. Many have been bracing for a financial ...

The more than 360,000 SNAP recipients in Connecticut can take a breath. Gov. Ned Lamont announced his temporary solution to the cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, on Friday.

The ongoing shutdown of the US federal government threatens the distribution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits this November. States, localities, and anti-hunger ...