Politics
The Biden administration approved an increase in food assistance benefits, the largest expansion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program history.
Aug. 16, 2021
Opinion
President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to impose new restrictions on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, formerly known as food stamps.
May 31, 2023
California
Faced with a public outcry and increasing political pressure, state health officials on Friday reversed course and rescinded an order barring thousands of needy infants from a federally funded food nutrition program.
May 12, 1990
To the editor: The farm bill referenced in David Super’s op-ed article, “The new Republican farm bill will dismantle our programs to feed the needy,” simply reinforces the vitriolic partisanship from leaders who play politics with the lives of real people.
May 13, 2018
World & Nation
The new rule makes it harder for states to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for work-eligible adults who don’t work.
Dec. 4, 2019
Many immigrants are confused about what benefits and aid programs they can receive without being designated a public charge. Here are the facts.
Sept. 17, 2023
Food
The Trump Administration is proposing tremendous changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), one of which involves replacing some food stamps with a meal-delivery service similar to Blue Apron or Amazon Fresh.
Feb. 13, 2018
Sang Nguyen has been in the United States for only five months but already has had to face grim economic realities.
June 2, 1991
Squeeze in assistance to children would grip California hardest
April 24, 1997
The Orange County Rescue Mission has started a drive to collect baby formula for needy infants who are no longer eligible to receive nutritional assistance through a county administered food program.
May 8, 1990