How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused

Nearly a quarter of a million families got that same cash injection from the nonprofit GiveDirectly as they missed SNAP deposits many need to feed their households.
Milwaukee Magazine

A Look into The Mental And Physical Benefits Of Giving Back – Why Volunteering May Be More Important Than Ever

Doing good through volunteering can actually make you feel good. The spark for a lifetime of giving back can be small. Anne ...
Fierce Healthcare

Employers brace for 6.7% increase in health benefits costs next year: Mercer

Employers expect to see health benefits rise by 6.7% in 2026, reaching more than $18,500 per employee on average, according to a new report. Analysts at Mercer estimate that health costs in 2025 ...
NPR

The government shutdown is over, but not everything is back to normal

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is officially over after President Trump signed a bill passed by Congress on Wednesday night. The federal government is reopening. But after 43 days on ...
Fox News

Trump, states back in court over SNAP as benefits remain in legal limbo

Lawyers for roughly two dozen states will head to court Monday to block the Trump administration's attempt to penalize them for making full payments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...
KGW8

Oregon, Washington refuses Trump administration demand to reverse SNAP food benefits distributed to residents

OREGON, USA — Governors in Oregon and Washington said Sunday they will resist Trump administration demands to undo Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits distributed to hundreds of ...
9NEWS

32K Colorado SNAP participants get full benefits before Supreme Court ruling freezes funding

DENVER — Colorado is reporting that about 32,000 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients received full benefits for the month of November before a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Curtail Food Stamp Funding

Food stamps: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson late Friday temporarily halted a lower court order that would have required the Trump administration to fund food stamps in full, fueling new uncertainty ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Californians starting to see SNAP benefits reinstated, SF residents also get extra food aid

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The fight over SNAP benefits continues. Friday afternoon, a federal appeals panel ordered the White House to fully fund payments for the month of November. But the Trump ...
WTVD

NC families starting to see partial SNAP benefits back on their cards, AG Jackson says

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in North Carolina began receiving payments on their EBT cards Friday morning, covering roughly 50% of their benefits ...
WDSU

Louisiana Department of Health rolls back SNAP benefits from state, issuing federal benefits this week

TRY AND END THE STALEMATE. AND TONIGHT, SOME LOUISIANA RESIDENTS ARE ONCE AGAIN SEEING CHANGES TO THEIR FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AS THE STATE ANNOUNCED IT’S ROLLING BACK FUNDING. YEAH, AND THE ...