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

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.

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 ...

GoFundMe created for man stabbed at Alabama Walmart Updated: Jul. 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM PDT ...

The Great Recession marked one of the most significant expansions of SNAP in its history. As unemployment and poverty surged after the 2008 financial crisis, the number of recipients climbed from ...

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