A U.S. House bill introduced earlier this month would bar those on food stamps from using them to buy soft drinks, candy and more. Rep. Josh Brecheen, an Oklahoma Republican, sponsored the Healthy SNAP Act…

Debbie Bearden laid bare the facts before Iola City Council members Monday evening: in order to continue, the Allen County Farmers Market needs help. “The Farmers Market has to have staff to carry out the…

The long-stalled farm bill took a step forward in the House of Representatives last month as a Republican-led proposal made it out of the agriculture committee. The clock is ticking as the extension of the…

As Farm Bill negotiations hit full force in Washington D.C. in the next few weeks, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s not on board with making cuts to a food assistance program for lower-income…

WASHINGTON — As Congress faces another pressing deadline to fund the government and the U.S. House grinds to a halt without a speaker, the reauthorization of the nation’s agriculture and hunger programs has taken a…

NEW YORK (AP) — With gridlock persisting in Washington, a government shutdown is looking more and more likely ahead of Saturday night’s deadline. As the Senate marches ahead with a bipartisan approach aimed at keeping the government…

WASHINGTON — The roundtables, listening sessions and appearances at farm shows have largely wrapped up and lawmakers tasked with reauthorizing the nation’s agriculture and nutrition programs are comparing notes and beginning to draft the massive,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Raised on welfare by his grandmother, Joseph Sais relied so much on food stamps as a college student that he thought about quitting school when his eligibility was revoked. In the midst…

I’ve noticed that whenever I write about privilege — advantages that have nothing to do with what I deserve or how hard I work — conservative critics let me have it. They’re ready to challenge…

It’s not difficult for Democrats and Republicans alike to list multiple reasons to hate the debt limit agreement reached over the weekend by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden. The irony, of course,…