California's Latino population could bear the brunt of SNAP changes due to high rates of food insecurity and other factors.

In Hawaii, where grocery prices are among the highest in the nation, families are bracing for even deeper food insecurity as federal cuts to nutrition aid loom. A new report by the Urban Institute ...

T he Urban Institute's analysis estimates that nearly 900,000 people could fall into poverty if proposed SNAP cuts are implemented during a recession. The study outlines a scenario where states ...

NEW YORK — Federal budget cuts under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) will take a smaller bite out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) than previously ...

President Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states.

When Michelle Lawrence heard about Medicaid cuts in the Republican tax and spending bill, it felt like “a punch to the gut.” ...

In 2024, Trump carried the 61 rural and suburban counties by 23 percentage points. Fifteen percent of residents in those ...

President Donald Trump’s new budget package cuts funding for programs like Medicaid and SNAP through work requirements.

We created three fictional families of varying income levels. Economists ran the numbers to see how they'll fare under ...

“This policy would disproportionately impact low-income seniors, many of whom will struggle to meet new work requirements or would lose access to food assistance,” according to the analysis. A ...

Congress is considering major cuts to SNAP food assistance benefits. They could have an outsized impact in Appalachian Kentucky, where more than one in five rely on the benefits.