Warren warns of "food insecurity crisis" from SNAP cuts and prices
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse cuts to the food-stamp program as consumers shoulder $22 billion in additional food costs.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse cuts to the food-stamp program as consumers shoulder $22 billion in additional food costs.
Four Massachusetts residents are facing charges that they engaged in a scheme to steal more than $1 million SNAP and unemployment benefits. WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports.
U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley announced the charges and details of the scheme at a news conference in Boston Tuesday.
Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new partnership between the Boston Foundation and the city to help with the SNAP benefits crisis.
Food pantries in Massachusetts are working to stock up and make sure they can feed everyone in need. WBZ-TV's Logan Hall reports.
Gov. Maura Healey says funding for SNAP benefits in Massachusetts is set to run out amid the government shutdown.
Customers who rely on government assistance programs can get same perks as Prime members, for less.
Children "shouldn't go hungry because they lose access" to school meals, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
Uber Eats will begin accepting SNAP and EBT benefits next year.