Federal Cuts Could Impact SNAP in Georgia

Federal cuts could impact SNAP in Georgia

ATLANTA (WJBF) - Federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives want to cut the budget for programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The cuts could impact low income Georgia families who rely on the benefits and make it harder for them to buy groceries. The Department of Agriculture says around 13 percent of Georgia's population, or 1.4 million people receive snap benefits every month. The …

Michigan food assistance recipients talk survival with federal cuts to benefits impending

As a grandmother the last thing Detroit resident Kathleen Hurd wants to have to do is tell her grandchildren she has been raising for the past decade that their family has to choose between paying for housing or clothes or…

Michigan recipients fear food assistance cuts that could cost state $890M

Nearly 1.5 million Michiganders get food assistance through SNAP, which would be cut to offset tax cuts in the ‘big, beautiful’ bill backed by President Donald Trump.

McCracken's Extension Office advises SNAP budgeting ahead of potential cuts

As the One Big Beautiful Bill moves closer to President Donald Trump's desk, the McCracken County Extension office is offering money-saving tips to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.