food stamps

Louisiana is one of several states asking the Trump administration to make changes to its food stamp program.

The 80-year-old bill requires updates from Congress every five years to account for inflation and shifting welfare and agricultural policies. While some conservative circles argue the subsidies distort free markets, the omnibus bill has traditionally enjoyed broad bipartisan support. Urban and rural constituencies depend on its programs, while policymakers view a stable food source as imperative to national security.

More than 300,000 families in Louisiana can expect to receive their February food stamps this week - about ten days earlier than normal - as the partial…

A five-year farm bill will end months of uncertainty for farmers and agriculture workers, its backers say. The Agricultural Act of 2014 would also end a long-criticized farm subsidy program.

In the debate over whether to cut the food stamp program, members of Congress are looking at two pretty arcane provisions in the law.