The federal program is “the most efficient, effective way to get food to those kids," bill sponsor Rep. Lloyd Larsen said.

I thought I would write about food stamps and farmers markets. People on food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, receive their benefits ...

Even if the federal government shuts down again this month, the Supplemental Assistance Program is funded through March. That’s the news McLeod County Human Service Director Gary ...