As the court battle played out through the day, at least nine states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey, had already ...

“To the extent State sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized,” Patrick Penn, the deputy under ...

State human services officials say the federal government is “directing states to use the most complex and labor-intensive ...

The Department of Agriculture threatened to impose financial penalties on states that do not "comply" quickly with their new ...

Shapiro declared a disaster, allowing the state to tap into $5 million of funding to assist food banks, but they are not ...

A back-and-forth court battle has led to further uncertainty for the food assistance program, which serves close to 1 million people in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Shapiro emphasized there's no shame in needing help right now. If you do, you can find a food bank or pantry in your area by ...

SNAP, often called food stamps, helps about 42 million Americans, 2 million of them in Pennsylvania, to buy groceries.