USDA not expected to follow through with threat
Wed, 11/19/2025 - 9:56pm
Penalties not likely over payout of SNAP benefits
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State lacks funding to process SNAP benefits
Thu, 10/23/2025 - 5:26am
TOPEKA - The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) has been informed by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) that if the government shutdown continues, there will not be enough money to pay full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November.
Shutdown leaves gaps in health data, possibly endangering lives
Thu, 10/23/2025 - 5:26am
As the federal shutdown continues, states have been forced to fall back on their own resources to spot disease outbreaks - just as respiratory illness season begins.
Trump plan would limit Social Security disability benefits for older Americans
Wed, 10/08/2025 - 9:17pm
The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, older and disabled people that could result in hundreds of thousands of people losing benefits, according to people familiar with the plans.
Renewal of health subsidies is backed by big majorities in poll
Wed, 10/08/2025 - 9:17pm
WASHINGTON - The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll released Friday.