SNAP (Food Stamps)

Two bills passed in Colorado’s special session aim to safeguard safety-net programs. One boosts state funding for SNAP food assistance, the other guarantees Medicaid coverage at Planned Parenthood clinics.

The federal agency has indicated it would withhold food assistance dollars from states that do not comply with its request for personal information. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Erica Breunlin and then read the story at the link below.

Most kids who are eligible for the program are automatically enrolled, but there are an estimated 67,000 who are not and missed meals last summer. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Colorado is running difficulties with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. It’s now one of the slowest states in the nation to fulfill food assistance requests. Jennifer Brown with The Colorado Sun reports the technology the state program uses is a major stumbling block.

The Farm Bill is up for negotiation in Washington, DC again. Every five years, lawmakers hammer out a massive federal funding package they call the Farm Bill, but it doesn’t just impact the agricultural community. All Coloradans have a stake in the 2023 Farm Bill.

SNAP recipients will see their benefits return to regular, pre-pandemic amounts starting this month. Larimer County’s food bank is trying to help reduce the fallout.

The U.S. Census Bureau released new data Thursday revealing nationwide declines in poverty – and highlights the big disparities that remain among Mountain West states.

The Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to its supplemental food program for women, infants and children, otherwise known as WIC. WIC served about 6.2 million people per month in 2021, including 43% of the country's infants.

On today’s episode of Colorado Edition, we learn about the winter weather Coloradans are expecting to see this winter after a hot, dry summer. We also look at one of the three statewide ballot questions voters are facing this November, and learn about the recent benefit increase for SNAP participants.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has recently boosted their benefits to the more than 499,000 participating individuals in the state .