Impactful bills take effect in Mississippi
News Mississippi Staff Report Lawmakers left the Capitol in late March, and today, the bills that they passed during the 2019 legislative session will go...
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MDHS: April SNAP benefits to be issued early
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Human Services will be issuing their April benefits early to help out the program’s recipients. Due to January’s partial government shutdown,...
MDHS to issue SNAP benefits early
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Human Services will be issuing their March as April benefits early to help out the program’s recipients. Due to January’s government...
MDHS announces early issuance of SNAP benefits
by Alex Paton
With a second government shutdown looming, President Trump is expected to sign a deal that would keep the government open. The previous shutdown lasted for 35...
No Food Stamp Cuts Here: Mississippi Not Included in SNAP Cuts Embedded in Farm Bill
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–You heard about possible cuts to food stamps, or the SNAP program, last year and in early 2014, when the Farm Bill was being...
Miss. Senators: Farm Bill Passage a “Big Win” for Mississippi
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Farm Bill is now on its way to the president’s desk to be signed into law. It got bi-partisan support in the U.S....
Food Stamp Benefits Will Drop: Farm Bill Expected to Pass Senate Today
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–You’ve heard it from Senators Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran. The Farm Bill was expected to pass the U.S. Senate Tuesday, adjusting the subsidies...
What You Pay for Milk May Not Double: Farm Bill Keeps Food Stamps, Closes Loopholes
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–A tentative agreement has been reached on a Farm Bill in the U.S. Senate that could keep what you pay for milk from doubling...
You Could Lose Some of Your Food Stamp Benefits, Effort to Stop It
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–You could lose some of your monthly SNAP benefits if America falls off the “Food Stamp Cliff”. What that is, an expiration of extra...
Miss. Republicans Vote to Cut Money to Food Stamp Program, Lone Dem. Votes No
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The vote came Thursday in Washington to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, or Food Stamps, by nearly $40 billion over the...