SNAP

A recent forecast from the St. Louis branch of the Federal Reserve reported a "slightly pessimistic” economic outlook.

Employees at food banks said the SNAP freeze could put a strain on their organizations, which have already seen an increase in demand this year.

Because the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is funded by the federal government, states aren't getting that money during the ongoing shutdown.

Illinois Democrats blame Trump and congressional Republicans for elongating the federal government's shutdown.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office submitted a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in late September to change the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The Missouri Department of Social Services says the goal is to implement the changes one year from now.

“The most basic thing that we've got to do is make sure that people get fed and people get health care,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said at a roundtable discussion in East St. Louis on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states. Lawmakers and officials in support of the new measure say it will cut down on waste and fraud, but food advocates warn it could mean fewer people receiving the benefit.

New requirements mandate Illinois pay for a greater share of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP.

A federal judge said Missourians living in poverty "have gone hungry" due to bureaucratic hurdles that the state knows about but has failed to address.

Efforts to keep junk foods from being paid for by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are increasing at the federal and state level. Lawmakers proposing such bills say they want to encourage healthy habits, but some food advocates say the restrictions would have harmful effects.