"We're paying for Medicaid care for a problem we facilitated with [food stamps] and taxpayers are getting hit both ways," ...

A monthly average of 750,000 people in Alabama received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

The use of SNAP food stamps is about to undergo a major change in the United States. Alabama lawmakers have proposed a law that would prevent the purchase of soft drinks and candy ...

Athens Police arrested one woman last week for allegedly possessing smokable hemp products. State leaders and business owners ...

Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he’s drafting a bill that would keep SNAP recipients from buying candy. He said it’s about ...

With the closing of a local soup kitchen and more restrictive eligibility requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful ...

Alabama lawmakers want to ban SNAP users from buying sugary drinks, fueling debate over health, personal choice, and government control.

Millions of people each year rely on supplemental nutrition assistance, also known as SNAP benefits, to feed themselves and ...

Alabama is on the verge of a significant change in the use of SNAP benefits, aiming to promote healthier habits by potentially banning the purchase of sugary drinks and snacks. This proposal has ...

New federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also called SNAP, could negatively impact vulnerable populations including older adults and low-income families, accord ...

Under the new GOP law, adults aged 55 to 64 and those with children over the age of 14 must work at least 20 hours a week, or ...