‘My Shelves Are Very Empty’: How a Year of SNAP Cuts Is Pressuring the Food System
‘My Shelves Are Very Empty’: How a Year of SNAP Cuts Is Pressuring the Food System Two and a half years ago, Helen Swire Comer quit her job as a bank manager to take care of her parents full-time. She’d worked since she was 15 years old and planned to continue working into her 70s. But…
Pennsylvania Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Fund SNAP Benefits to Help Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
Pennsylvania Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Fund SNAP Benefits to Help Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy The federal government in late June released state-by-state data on payment errors in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under new rules passed in President Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ last year, the report suggests…
How SNAP cuts are impacting West Virginians
How SNAP cuts are impacting West Virginians CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — A Lincoln County woman is telling her story after she says she lost her SNAP benefits during a time when she needed them the most. In March 2023, Helen Comer quit her job managing a bank to become her elderly parents’ full-time caregiver. They…
While Mainers still reeling from health insurance hikes, insurers propose more
While Mainers still reeling from health insurance hikes, insurers propose more Kennebunkport resident Kristin Fuhrmann-Simmons saw her family’s health insurance costs increase ten-fold after Congress last year failed to extend pandemic-era tax credits for plans purchased on the marketplace. Next year, she’s facing another potential 20% increase, this time due to a proposed hike by her…
Nebraska DHHS data shows 11% drop in SNAP recipients after federal legislation limited participation
Nebraska DHHS data shows 11% drop in SNAP recipients after federal legislation limited participation Nebraska household participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, dropped about 11% between April 2025 and April 2026, according to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services data. Food access advocates say the decline reflects policy changes rather than…