Trump administration issues first of three rules to restrict SNAP access

Nearly a year after President Trump announced “immediate action on welfare reform,” his administration said on Wednesday that it would more stringently apply a 90-day limit on food stamps for able-bodied adults, a step that would disqualify some 688,000 recipients. The USDA, which runs SNAP, is moving ahead with two additional regulations that would restrict… » Read More

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