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Why nearly 4.3 million people are no longer receiving food stamps

  • May 17

'Perfect storm' leads to rising food insecurity across North Carolina

  • May 12

New USDA rule requires SNAP retailers to stock more real, whole foods

  • May 10

New bill would let SNAP recipients buy hot rotisserie chicken

  • Apr 24

SNAP benefits don't pay for rotisserie chicken, bill might change that

  • Apr 23

What to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact

  • Feb 1

New SNAP work requirements soon to go into effect

  • Jan 30

State lawmakers talk federal funding cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs

  • Jan 13

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State lawmakers talk federal funding cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs

  • Jan 13
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New SNAP work requirements will impact thousands of North Carolinians

  • Nov 20, 2025
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Raleigh SNAP recipients have mixed emotions as funds hit accounts

  • Nov 14, 2025
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NC SNAP recipients to get full payments on EBT cards Friday

  • Nov 13, 2025
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NC families turn to side hustles during ongoing government shutdown

  • Nov 11, 2025
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Durham community bonds together as full SNAP payments remain in limbo

  • Nov 10, 2025
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NC families start seeing partial SNAP benefits back on their cards

  • Nov 7, 2025
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Orange County commissioners OK emergency funds to help with SNAP

  • Nov 7, 2025

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SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1

It's part of a push by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to urge states to strip foods regarded as unhealthy from the $100 billion federal program.

  • Dec 31, 2025
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Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP food aid from Democrat-led states over data

The Trump administration said it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information on those receiving the assistance.

  • Dec 3, 2025

Where to find food help, get a hot meal or donate to pantry or food bank in central NC | List

In North Carolina, approximately 1.4 million people depend on SNAP benefits to provide food for their families.

  • Nov 24, 2025

New SNAP work requirements to take effect in Dec., will impact tens of thousands in NC

New work requirements affecting many in North Carolina will take effect for SNAP next month.

  • Nov 20, 2025
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What to know about expanded work requirements about to kick in for SNAP

After a disruptive U.S. government shutdown, federal SNAP food assistance is again flowing to low-income households. But in the months ahead, many participants will have to abide by new work requirements.

  • Nov 19, 2025