Food insecurity stretches into the suburbs and small towns across the state. John and Loretta Arient bear daily witness to ...

The 2008 Food and Nutrition Act allowed the secretary of Agriculture to grant waivers for states or counties with high unemployment rates. For years, all SNAP recipients in Illinois have been exempt ...

Viral moments can elevate human stories overlooked by traditional media, fostering solidarity or reckoning. They can shine a ...

At the RNC in Milwaukee last year, I sent an urgent warning about an innocent enough sounding proposal – Project 2025. It's ...

SNAP funding must now come from states, and new work requirements add pressure to vulnerable families, including college ...

President Trump signed into law one of the most harmful bills in modern history. This legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), makes the biggest cuts to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition ...

New York has long been a model for inclusive economic growth and smart workforce investments. But no amount of local ...

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” – Maya Angelou (1928-2014) I learned the hard way to count ...

Republicans keep promoting false claims about undocumented residents, from voting to accessing food stamps, writes.

Donald Trump says he's cutting federal food and health care support. Why aren't our elected officials talking about this crisis on the horizon?

The sweeping big, ugly, budget bill that includes the elimination of SNAP-Ed — along with many other cuts to critical federal ...