Only about a third of SNAP recipients are able-bodied adults. The rest of the funding goes directly to children, elderly people or people with disabilities, according to the USDA. More than 85% of SNAP benefits go to households below the federal poverty line, with half of those benefits going to those considered to be in deep poverty.

Wisconsin joined a multi-state lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to force the release of FoodShare funds before benefits run dry Nov. 1.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs requests $6 billion from federal contingency funds to prevent nearly one million residents from losing SNAP benefits.

During a press briefing announcing $4 million in emergency funding to address food insecurity amid the ongoing government shutdown, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz exposed the Trump Administration for deliberately choosing to not use contingency funds on helping the American people during the shutdown.

Multnomah County will spend some of its rainy-day funds to save a key pretrial release program that keeps those accused of a crime out of jail until their trial, freeing up limited jail beds for the most high-risk offenders.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the government shutdown drags on.

The Link Transit Board of Directors held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday and discussed several items on its agenda, including the 2026 preliminary budget, the purchase of