Some states, like New Hampshire, have developed contingency plans if lawmakers fail to come to an agreement that opens the ...

Leading Democrats criticized Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Attorney General John Formella for their refusal to join 25 states that have sued the Trump administration over its refusal to allow ...

New Hampshire leaders are meeting with White House officials because of concerns about air travel, safety and the impact of ...

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the federally-funded benefits aren’t being distributed. More than 75,000 Granite ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that ...

The Trump administration had said SNAP food assistance wouldn’t be distributed in November because of the government shutdown. But on Friday, a judge ordered that contingency funds be distributed.

While the state has quickly approved $2 million in emergency funding to enhance the work of the New Hampshire Food Bank, a ...

State advocates fear the current food pantry system is stressed now and may be overrun if food stamp benefits end due to the ...

Mass., told Newsmax on Friday that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is right to oppose eliminating the Senate ...

Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen ...

AS I WRITE this column, we are one month into the Republican shutdown, and Granite Staters are seeing SNAP benefits lapse and ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the US social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.