Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Immigration officers will have broader authority to deny green cards to those who have legally been using public aid.

State lawmakers appropriated $70 million for the FRESH program this year.

The federal government will require states like Illinois with high SNAP error rates to cover a greater portion of benefits

SNAP users under siege from federal cuts can double their purchasing power through Life Match in Illinois.

The grants come as nonprofits experience increased need from cuts to federal food assistance.

Senate budget sponsor teases sales tax holiday on school supplies and gas tax freeze.

Norrenberns said SNAP cuts may have detrimental effects on independent grocers, potentially expanding food deserts in rural Illinois.

Changes in federal social programs could threaten school funding in low-income areas.