5K Rockford residents expected to lose SNAP benefits over work requirements on May 1
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara is appealing to residents to donate to food pantries to offset an expected reduction of SNAP benefits for 5,000 local individuals and families, while Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill to create a temporary program to help those who lose federal food assistance due to new SNAP work requirements.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Big changes are coming for Oregonians who rely on food benefits to make ends meet. Those impacted will include households receiving utility assistance, able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 64 without young children, and some lawfully present immigrants. The Oregon Department of Health and Human…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Fewer Illinois residents may be eligible for the food assistance program SNAP under the latest policy plan signed into law by President Donald Trump last week. Gov. JB Pritzker's office said 360,000 people in the state could lose benefits as new eligibility guidelines, including work requirements…
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Activists protesting changes to Medicaid and SNAP benefits contained in President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" gathered outside Rep. Darin LaHood's (R) Rockford office on Wednesday. Protesters with Citizen Action Illinois gathered over 2,500 signatures from LaHood's constituents, advocating against passage of the bill in…