House Budget Bill Could Cut Millions in Food Aid. What that Could Mean for Local Food Banks

Tax bill would cut SNAP, contrary to Mike Johnson's claim

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said GOP tax bill wouldn’t cut SNAP. But millions would lose the benefit under its expanded work requirements alone, analysts say.

BareTooth Cupboards: How are We Doing?

Many local folks have been wondering how our local food bank, BareTooth Cupboards, is surviving given the federal cuts. The good news is that BareTooth Cupboards is a 501© (3) nonprofit run entirely by volunteers. No federal funding is received;…

Congressman warns of job losses if SNAP gets cut, gets pushpack

(The Center Square) – A Democratic Illinois congressman argues jobs will be lost as a result of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts, saying Albertsons' Jewel in Moline will lose 20% of their revenue. A former congressional challenger pushed back.

Congress is eyeing SNAP cuts. West Virginia’s politicians haven’t offered solutions.

As Congress moves toward cutting crucial funding that helps West Virginians — many of them elderly or disabled or children — get the food they need, state elected officials so far have no plan to reduce the harm. Under a plan passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, funding for SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, and Medicaid would be cut to pay for tax cuts that disproportionately go to the wealthy.  On the day the bill passed th…

How safe is the food supply after federal cutbacks? Experts are worried

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts say cuts to the USDA, FDA and CDC have left the food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness.

45,000 Minnesotans are at risk of losing SNAP benefits

A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images)Roughly 45,000 Minnesotans would be at risk of losing all of their federal food assistance, and tens of thousands more could lose some of that assistance under cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) approved by Republicans in the U.S. House. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and win the signature of President Don…