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.

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

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

Millions of Americans who rely on federal food assistance will soon face significant new limitations on their purchasing ...

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 ...

People enrolled in SNAP, WIC, Medicaid or other similar programs can get a 20% discount on produce and half off the grocer’s ...

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