States will pay a larger share of the food assistance program that served an average of 752,000 Alabamians last year.

Federal cuts are threatening the Supplemental Food Nutrition Assistance Program after President Donald Trump signed his ...

By Chris Sanders The U.S. House voted Thursday, July 2, for final passage of a budget bill that will make basic needs like ...

Under the proposed plan, much of the cost to support SNAP would shift to states. Alabama—like so many other states in our country—is in no position to take on the additional cost.

SNAP Benefit Ban on Soda, Candy Purchases Proposed in Alabama Published Jul 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM EDT Updated Jul 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM EDT By Chloe Mayer ...

In Alabama, the proposed changes could cost the state nearly $300 million annually to maintain current levels of food assistance, according to Alabama Arise. “Three hundred million dollars.

They’ve railed against deficits. They’ve voted down spending packages. But this week, Alabama’s Republican House members backed President Donald Trump’s endorsed budget blueprint expected ...

By Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News Apr 1, 2020 Apr 1, 2020 ...