Rhode Island has joined a lawsuit with over a dozen other states against the Trump administration over its efforts to obtain data from Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).

They’ve taught people receiving assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program how to make the most of ...

Chicopee, MASS--Roughly 113,000 western Massachusetts residents rely on SNAP benefits and as concerns around looming federal budget cuts grow bigger, the area’s food bank said they worry it ...

SNAP helps one in six Massachusetts residents, or about 670,000 families, put food on the table, but nearly 20 percent of families in Massachusetts still report struggling with food access.

From 11 p.m. Saturday, April 26, to midday Sunday, April 27, Massachusetts residents receiving SNAP benefits will be unable to use their EBT cards for food or cash purchases, or for cash withdrawals.

Similarly, Oklahoma (16.9% SNAP participation), West Virginia (15.7%), and Alabama (14.7%) all have above-average SNAP participation and poverty levels. However, not all high-poverty Southern ...

President Trump's signature bill, before the Senate this week, would shift about one-quarter of the cost of SNAP benefits in Massachusetts from the feds to the state. That means state lawmakers ...