Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Congress avoided a government shutdown last week with a stopgap funding measure. However, the all-important farm bill, which is passed every five years, expired on September 30. Despite the chaos in Washington, state agriculture experts highlighted benefits the new farm bill will eventually bring during a legislative committee this week.

New Mexico residents who receive food assistance will continue to get the maximum amount allowed for their household size through the end of July. The…

Let's Talk New Mexico 1/30 8a: State officials say 37,000 people will lose their eligibility for federal food assistance after the Trump administration…

The central question in a two-decade federal court case is whether New Mexico’s Human Services Department is distributing SNAP and Medicaid fast enough…

For years, there’s been a fight in court about whether the state of New Mexico is following federal law when it comes to distributing food and medical…

The partial government shutdown is over for a couple of weeks. But the state is considering contingency plans for families who count on food benefits in…

With the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits in New Mexico were scheduled to dry up at the end of January. The 455,000 New Mexicans who rely on the…

Let’s Talk New Mexico 5/10 8a: About one in four New Mexicans has an EBT card in their wallet that they use to buy food. We’re continuing the conversation…

For this week's Let's Talk New Mexico, we reached out to New Mexico's congressional delegation for their thoughts on the 2018 Farm Bill and SNAP funding.…

For decades, families in New Mexico have been missing out on food and medical assistance that they’re eligible for under federal law. Records show that…