President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal funding for SNAP. North Carolina would have to find $229 million per year to fill the gap.

Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.

The vice president of research for Feeding America says reducing funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could worsen hunger and economic strain across the U.S. Emily Engelhard says,

Congressional Republicans are on the precipice of approving $290 billion in cuts to the largest low-income anti-hunger program in the nation. People who rely on the program, already pressured by food price surges,

Food and nutrition cuts in the reconciliation bill that passed the U.S. House early Thursday would cost Wisconsin taxpayers at least $314 million if they are signed into law, a state health official said Thursday.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 172,200 Maine residents, or 12% of the state’s population, were enrolled in SNAP in 2024.

The bill, containing expanded work requirements for SNAP and other alterations to the program, passed the House on Thursday morning.

As Atlanta Public Schools are set to close for summer break next week, one of the main questions on Kimberly Duke’s mind is how she will feed her children. The mother of 10, and executive director of the education advocacy group Atlanta Thrive,