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House Backs Rotisserie Chicken Purchases With SNAP in 384–35 Vote

The move tests whether Congress will modernize SNAP’s hot‑food ban without broad changes to the program.

Texas Starts SNAP Ban on Candy and Sweetened Drinks

SNAP Purchase Limits Expand as Oklahoma and Idaho Begin Restrictions, Louisiana to Follow

Legler Library Food Pantry Officially Opens on Chicago’s West Side Ahead of SNAP Work Rules

Texas Settlement With Cal-Maine Sends 2.16 Million Eggs to Food Banks

USDA Clears 18 State Waivers to Curb SNAP ‘Junk Food’ Purchases Under MAHA

Mamdani Defends $60 Million City-Run Grocery Pilot on CNN

Mamdani Faces Backlash Over Proposal for City-Run Grocery Stores