Districts in poorer areas are the hardest hit by the budget impasse, as they tend to rely more heavily on the state for ...

But federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Oct. 31 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture needs to use $5.25 billion in contingency funds to make at least partial payments.

SNAP benefit delays could mean millions go hungry - despite Americans wasting almost $400 billion of food a year - As SNAP ...