MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) – The Alabama Department of Human Resources announced on Monday that a new system will automatically block all EBT card transactions outside of the state and online. The change ...

ATLANTA — The U.S. Secret Service is working to stop credit card skimming in a nationwide crackdown that includes Atlanta. Working with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, the Secret ...

PHOENIX — The elderly, disabled or homeless should be unable to use their food stamps at McDonald's, no matter what federal law allows, an Arizona lawmaker says. Ditto Jack in the Box, Carl's Jr. or ...

PITTSBURGH — Two Pittsburgh business owners are accused of stealing food benefits and turning them into profit. Investigators with the Attorney General’s office call it a fencing operation, where ...

SNAP — the food assistance program — is changing. Last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed who is eligible, changed work requirements, and shifted more of the cost of administering the program ...

The Alabama Department of Human Resources has begun rolling out chip-enabled EBT cards for federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants as a fraud-prevention measure, amid the ...

Iowa will participate in the federal Summer EBT program in 2026 after two years of opting out, according to a news release from Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than two dozen county mayors across Tennessee have signed a letter urging Gov. Bill Lee to opt into the federally-funded food assistance program for school-aged children ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – There’s an increasing scam involving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits in Oregon and cash benefits cards. Hundreds of low-income residents who rely ...

A simple addition to Ohio's benefit cards could save thousands of Ohioans from millions of dollars in stolen food assistance. Unlike most credit cards, Ohio's benefits cards don't have a chip. That ...

*Millions of Americans rely on food stamps or SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ) to help cover grocery costs. A lesser-known program, the Restaurant Meals Program (RMP), allows eligible ...

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has introduced legislation aimed at changing how some recipients use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy prepared meals. SNAP currently serves more ...