"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.

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 ...

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

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

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is administered through the Food Assistance Division in Alabama. SNAP is a federally funded program, but each state administers its own ...

Alabama is slated to send September payments to residents participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Monday. SNAP, or food stamps, is distributed to low-income families and ...

Although current SNAP households are not eligible for D-SNAP, under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, USDA has already approved emergency allotments for Alabama.

It's truly puzzling that some members of Congress are preparing to attack the very safety net programs their own constituents depend on to survive, like SNAP (formerly food stamps) and Medicaid.