A monthly average of 750,000 people in Alabama received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits last year.

Alabama is on the verge of a significant change in the use of SNAP benefits, aiming to promote healthier habits by ...

Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) said he’s drafting a bill that would keep SNAP recipients from buying candy. He said it’s about the health of our state, but others largely disagree. “And most SNAP ...

The use of SNAP food stamps is about to undergo a major change in the United States. Alabama lawmakers have proposed a law that would prevent the purchase of soft drinks and candy ...

The city finally has a start date for the main phase of the Sixth Avenue streetscape project, a Decatur official said. Dane Shaw, city director of development, said this week that Grayson Carter & Son ...

With the closing of a local soup kitchen and more restrictive eligibility requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful ...

Rick Springfield Calls Out ‘Today Show' Co-Host For Yawning During Interview: ‘Am I Boring You?' There’s a new ‘bonus’ tax ...

Alabama lawmakers want to ban SNAP users from buying sugary drinks, fueling debate over health, personal choice, and government control.

"We're paying for Medicaid care for a problem we facilitated with [food stamps] and taxpayers are getting hit both ways," according to State Senator Arthur Orr.

As chairman of the Finance and Taxation Education committee, state Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said that after the difficult financial years of 2011 and 2012, the pendulum has swung back so that ...

State Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, on the floor of the Alabama Senate during the final day of the spring 2025 legislative session on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala ...