Backed by the Trump administration, more than a dozen states are moving to ban candy and snack foods from SNAP food assistance programs in 2026.

The suspension comes as the Trump administration has ratcheted up criticism of Somali refugees and migrants in the United ...

Editor’s note: This article was fist published by The Conversation, a content partner of The Associated Press. See it online at theconversation.com. The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread ...

Lee will seek new funding for the state’s smaller-scale summer feeding programs when he proposes the state budget next month.

Tennessee mayors urge Governor Lee to restore Summer EBT, a $120 food assistance program that helped low-income families in all 95 counties during 2024.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will announce programs for summer food assistance in his fiscal year 2027 budget, TCS has learned.

Governor Bill Lee's decision to opt out of the federal Summer EBT program dims hopes for thousands of Tennessee families ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joslyn Brenton, Ithaca College; Alyssa Tindall, Ursinus College, and Senbagam ...