States will pay a larger share of the food assistance program that served an average of 752,000 Alabamians last year.

By Chris Sanders The U.S. House voted Thursday, July 2, for final passage of a budget bill that will make basic needs like ...

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Around 761,100 people in Alabama, or roughly 15% of the state’s population, receive assistance from SNAP, according to 2022 data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama has just over 800,000 food insecure people and many of them rely on food assistance, but with the government shutdown, those benefits could be in jeopardy.

Alabama lawmakers have set their sights on the state’s health crisis, filing legislation to support rural hospitals and incentivize physicians to work in underserved communities. “When you ...