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Alaska leads nation in food stamp payment errors for fourth straight year

ArcaMax

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June 30, 2026

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s federal food assistance program had the highest error rate in the nation for the fourth consecutive year, according to data recently published by federal officials. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, ...

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ProPublica

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· Jun 29, 2026

Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.

The post Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal. appeared first on ProPublica.

Illinois Policy Institute

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· Jul 8, 2026

Illinois food stamp use drops to lowest in a decade

Federal changes in work requirements have played a role. The post Illinois food stamp use drops to lowest in a decade appeared first on Illinois Policy.

AllSides

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· Jun 29, 2026

SNAP Improper Payments Top $10 Billion Despite Trump's Anti-Waste Push

Improper Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments reached more than 10 billion in the U.S. last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said, highlighting the scale of payment errors as the Trump administration tries to clamp down on the issue. The USDA said on Wednesday that the national SNAP payment error rate stood at 10.62 percent in Fiscal Year 2025. The figure includes overpayments to ineligible households or those receiving too much aid, as well as underpayments to those receiving too little.

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 30, 2026

Arkansas bans soft drinks and candy from food stamps

Arkansas SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use their benefits to buy soft drinks or candy starting Wednesday, under a waiver submitted by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR). “We want to make Arkansans more and more healthy, and by incentivizing those types of purchases, that is exactly what we’re going to do,” Huckabee []

OpsLens

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· Jun 27, 2026

Blue states feeding taxpayers to food-stamp wolves * WorldNetDaily * by Scott McClallen, Real Clear Wire

Source link President Trump has put states on the hook for waste, fraud, and abuse in the nation’s food stamps, known officially as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Landmark legislation

Cincinnati CityBeat

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· Jul 8, 2026

One year after biggest SNAP cuts ever, 100,000 Ohioans without help, state bracing for costs

One year ago, the Republican “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” made the largest cuts to food stamps in the history of the program. Now 100,000 Ohioans are going without help and the state is bracing for enormous new costs without federal help. The Trump/Republican spending law made the largest cuts ever to the Supplemental Nutrition [] The post One year after biggest SNAP cuts ever, 100,000 Ohioans without help, state bracing for costs appeared first on Cincinnati CityBeat.

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Related coverage for "Alaska leads nation in food stamp payment errors for fourth straight year": ProPublica — Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.. Illinois Policy Institute — Illinois food stamp use drops to lowest in a decade. AllSides — SNAP Improper Payments Top $10 Billion Despite Trump's Anti-Waste Push. Washington Examiner — Arkansas bans soft drinks and candy from food stamps. OpsLens — Blue states feeding taxpayers to food-stamp wolves * WorldNetDaily * by Scott McClallen, Real Clear Wire. Cincinnati CityBeat — One year after biggest SNAP cuts ever, 100,000 Ohioans without help, state bracing for costs