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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, passed by Congress in late December, ends a federal program that has been providing additional benefits to households enrolled in Wisconsin’s FoodShare program. FoodShare households have been receiving the maximum amount for their household size or $95, whichever is more. In recent months, an average of approximately $80 million has been distributed monthly to help almost 400,000 households across our state struggling to afford food.

BOSTON — Of the over 7,000 bills lawmakers filed in the last month, anti-poverty advocates are pushing to ensure increases in direct cash assistance to low-income families is one of the few hundred that will cross the finish line this session.Over a...

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services announced that the extra emergency SNAP benefits put in place during the pandemic will soon expire.

The proposed SNAP food restrictions will change, but opponents also spoke against asset tests and work requirements in the bill.

A federal program bolstering Wisconsins FoodShare program will end before March, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said Thursday.

The regular FoodShare benefits will continue.

‘Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Top Gun: Maverick” made the cut. “The Woman King” and “Women Talking” were snubbed.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, passed by Congress in late December, ends a federal program that has been providing additional benefits to households enrolled in Wisconsin’s FoodShare program. FoodShare households have been receiving the maximum amount for their household size or $95, whichever is more. In recent months, an average of approximately $80 million has been distributed monthly to help almost 400,000 households across our state struggling to afford food.

A federal program bolstering Wisconsins FoodShare program will end before March, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) said Thursday.

Avatar, Wakanda Forever, Top Gun among PGA nominees. The Producers Guild of America announced their nominees for the 34th annual PGA Awards on Thursday. Winners will be announced at the Feb. 25 ceremony.