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U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn is introducing legislation to enact stiffer penalties for fraudsters who target the Supplemental ...
Candy Available for sale at Sweet Mercantile in Cedar Rapids' Czech Village neighborhood on Friday, May 20, 2022. The store ...
“The state of Iowa doesn’t trust low-income families to make food choices,” said Luke Elzinga, who chairs the board of the ...
Rep. Zach Nunn wants to establish a program to make SNAP more secure and reimburse people when their federal food assistance ...
(NEXSTAR) – On May 19, Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from ...
A waiver approved by the federal government restricts some food options for program participants, such as sweetened drinks, ...
(KMAland) -- Farmers in Iowa fear that proposed cuts in SNAP benefit funding could limit the market for their products. The Trump administration says it is cutting federal spending across all budget ...
MEMORIAL TREE IN HER HONOR. NEW AT NOON IOWA CONGRESSMAN ZACH NUNN IS PUSHING FOR A PROPOSAL THAT HE SAYS WILL HELP CRACK DOWN ON STOLEN SNAP BENEFITS AND HELP TO RESTORE THEM. REPRESENTATIVE NUNN ...
“SNAP is not just a safety net—it is the frontline defense against hunger in our communities. Food banks and their networks ...
Sen. Rand Paul, a vocal critic of the Trump-backed budget bill he said has "wimpy" spending cuts, advocated to shift more ...
Under Iowa's current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SNAP) guidelines, families can use their benefits to purchase anything except alcohol, tobacco, hot foods and personal care products.