SNAP — the food assistance program — is changing. Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed who is eligible, changed work requirements, and shifted more of the cost of administering the program ...

Advocates are pushing the legislature to create a state-run SNAP program to provide benefits to people who lose federal assistance. A bill calls for the state to shift $40 million from an emergency ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) is launching a new chip-enabled EBT two-month pilot program for residents in five counties beginning March 16. SNAP cardholders ...

Chip cards are coming to state benefit programs, with the latest development emerging from Alabama. The state’s Department of Human Resources is mailing electronic benefit cards embedded with chips as ...

Ohioans who rely on SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, pay for groceries with cards that are lacking a vital protection against cybercrime: a chip. “They are not protected in any way, shape or ...

Alongside changes to food assistance, the measure addresses crop insurance, conservation funding, and mounting financial pressure on U.S. farmers.