Missouri is in the process of restructuring what SNAP recipients can buy with their benefits – cutting out junk food and sugary drinks and replacing them with healthier foods, specifically foods grown in Missouri. Baylee Watts with the Missouri Department of Social...
After a month and a half of the longest federal government shutdown in history, Congress is set to take a vote Wednesday night to reopen the government. West-central Missouri U.S. Congressman Mark Alford told Missourinet Democrats are to blame for the stalemate, but...
Grocery stores across Missouri are bracing for financial fallout if SNAP—the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—isn’t funded in November due to the federal shutdown. “There are certain areas of Missouri that have a higher usage of SNAP,” said Dan Shaul,...
Food banks across Missouri have lost nearly 1.6 million pounds of federal food aid since May of this year, including thousands of pounds of cheese, chicken, eggs, pork, turkey, pork chops, plums, and gallons of milk. The Missouri Independent reports the reduced food...
Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Social Services have submitted a request to the USDA to change Missouri’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP. Alisa Nelson talks to Missouri Dept. of Social Services Director Jess...
