Skip to content

Condition: Section_data

Sign Up
Advertise with Us
Connect

Ask your smart speaker to
play news talk eight three oh W C C O on Audacy

Call us: 651-461-9226
Listen
Search
Please enter at least 3 characters.

Latest Stories

Custom Tag Page > Station: wccoradio, Tag: snap, Slogan: News Talk

SNAP

When more than 42 million low-income Americans who rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits faced fears about being able to access their benefits amid the recent federal government shutdown, Dougherty Family College leadership took action to ensure that their students had access to food.
(Getty Images / beekeepx)
Local

Dougherty Family College gave students grocery store gift cards during government shutdown

LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedNewswccoradio

Recent Stories

According to the 2024 Statewide Hunger Study from Second Harvest Heartland, one in five Minnesota households was food-insecure. That means worrying about food running out, skipping meals, or even going without food for a day because you can’t afford it.
Local

Applications are open for state programs to help if you can’t put food on the table

LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedNewswccoradio
Snap benefits require reauthentication
News

Trump administration to require all SNAP recipients to reapply for benefits to combat fraud

NationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalwticthesky973kcbsradiowwltalk980amkdawnwccoradiokmoxkdkaradioNewskmbzwwjnewsradioPolitics1210wphtPoliticswbenwbbm780krld971talkknssNewsNewsNewsNationalNewsNationalMost PopularGoogle News Feed
More than $12 billion annually is reported in SNAP benefits thefts.
News

Cyber thefts targeting SNAP benefits

Officials say be smart and diligent to protect your SNAP allocations
NationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalwticthesky973kcbsradiowwltalk980amkdawnwccoradiokmoxkdkaradioNewskmbzwwjnewsradio1210wphtwbenwbbm780krld971talkknssNewsNewsNewsNationalNewsNationalMost PopularGoogle News FeedNews
Volunteer Karen Robinson moves groceries during an emergency food distribution at The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Mitzvah Food Program in Philadelphia, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
Local

States attorneys generals and the Trump administration take to the courtroom over restoring SNAP benefits

"The Trump administration's been fighting tooth and nail not to feed hungry Americans," said AG Keith Ellison
LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedNewswccoradio
Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown
National

Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

A group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies
NationalMost PopularGoogle News FeedVideoNewswccoradio

Recent

Trump polling numbers drop as SCOTUS allows continued halt in SNAP benefits
News

Trump polling numbers drop as SCOTUS allows continued halt in SNAP benefits

NationalVideoVideoVideoVideoVideoNewsNationalNewsNationalNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalNewsNationalVideowticthesky973Videokcbsradiowwltalk980amkdawnwccoradiokmoxkdkaradioVideokmbzNewswwjnewsradioPolitics1210wphtVideoPoliticswbenwbbm780VideokrldVideo971talkknssVideoNewsNews
As the federal government shut down drags on, more people turn to food shelves for help
Local

As the federal government shut down drags on, more people turn to food shelves for help

The Greater Twin Cities United Way have launched an emergency food relief campaign
LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedVideoNewswccoradio
The Latest: Trump administration must tell judges whether it will feed the poor
National

The Latest: Trump administration must tell judges whether it will feed the poor

Here's the latest on what is happening with the government shutdown continuing into its 34th day
NationalMost PopularGoogle News FeedVideoNewswccoradio
Food stamps
Local

Two judges rule SNAP benefits must be funded, Trump administration given until Monday to respond

LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedNewswccoradio
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
Local

Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedNewswccoradio
Activists gather in St. Paul to speak out on the imminent cuts to federal food assistance programs.
Local

Activists gather in St. Paul to speak out on the imminent cuts to federal food assistance programs

LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedNewswccoradio
Restaurants are stepping in to help feed SNAP recipients during ongoing government shutdown
Local

Restaurants are stepping in to help feed SNAP recipients during ongoing government shutdown

"Our staff will just know that if somebody asks for a free meal for their child, that'll be no questions asked"
LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedVideoNewswccoradio
25 states including Minnesota are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture, saying they are illegally cutting off food assistance to over 42 million Americans during the government shutdown.
Local

26 states sue the Dept. of Agriculture saying they're illegally cutting off food assistance due to government shutdown

“Congress put a rainy-day fund in place so nutrition support could continue," says Minnesota AG Keith Ellison
LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedNewswccoradio
Pressure builds to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough in Congress isn't looking likely
National

Pressure builds to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough in Congress isn't looking likely

Millions of Americans face losing food assistance while ore federal workers will miss their first full paycheck
NationalMost PopularGoogle News FeedVideoNewswccoradio
Gov. Walz announces $4 million in one-time emergency state funding for Minnesota food shelves
Local

Gov. Walz announces $4 million in one-time emergency state funding for Minnesota food shelves

This comes four days before benefits from federal SNAP runs out, a casualty of the government shutdown
LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedVideoNewswccoradio
Government employees become increasingly concerned as government shutdown reaches three weeks
Local

Government employees become increasingly concerned as government shutdown reaches three weeks

"People are calling and they're scared," says SNAP and Economic Support Officer Kenneth Garnier
LocalMost PopularGoogle News FeedVideoNewswccoradio