food stamps

Likely more than 100,000 Illinoisans will lose food stamps under a rule change finalized by President Donald’s Trump administration this week.

In the coming months, Congress will map out how it will spend upwards of $500 billion on food and farm programs over the next five years. The massive…

The US Senate passed the farm bill Tuesday by a vote of 68-32, sending it to the president’s desk and ending years of political wrangling.The legislation…

American President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared war on January 8, 1964. However, he was not at war with another nation – he was at war with…

A new study found the federal government’s food stamps program could do more to encourage healthy eating among recipients.USDA researchers tracked seven…

Timing is everything, sometimes. A couple of days after Pope Francis’ interview was published in which the pontiff stressed helping the poor instead of…

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is trying to get more people to take advantage of program designed to encourage low income people to use public assistance to…

The USDA says it’s changing the rules of its aid program commonly known as “food stamps” to help crack down on fraud.The agency is expanding its legal…