The financial balance of U.S. states faces a significant challenge as recent federal policies shift the responsibility and costs of essential social programs onto their budgets. The question is not if ...

The Trump administration's budget adjustments are reshaping the financial landscape of essential social assistance programs. With cuts to SNAP and Medicaid, states are now facing the daunting task of ...

SNAP cost-sharing rules will come into force in 2028 if the bill becomes law. The bill now heads back to the House of Representatives, where lawmakers will cast a final vote. If it passes, it will ...

Republicans have contended that the program is plagued by fraud and that funds have been mismanaged, resulting in SNAP ...

The additional state or county costs for administering the program and covering some benefits will put a burden on state budgets, which could make it harder to improve SNAP administration.

The new law has sparked debate about its effects on the national debt and the balance between fiscal responsibility and ...

Holmes JFS Director Dan Jackson says the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill won't be felt locally until October 2026.

Emergency allotments were authorized to help give SNAP households a temporary financial boost during the pandemic. State SNAP agencies can issue EA payments on a month-to-month basis to all SNAP ...

President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill could mean Georgia students receive fewer meals during the school year.

A State Budget Agency report says the state also collected more in revenue than was initially projected in April’s revenue ...

The passage of Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" brings significant changes to SNAP at a time when food insecurity is already ...